On the Day She Is to Be Interviewed for an Important

question 36

Multiple Choice

On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, Rachel awakens with a severe toothache. During the interview she feels no pain; not until 30 minutes later does she become aware again of the troublesome toothache. Rachel's experience is best explained by

• A) the opponent-process theory.
• B) Weber's law.
• C) the gate-control theory.
• D) frequency theory.

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Definitions:

Actor/Observer Bias

is the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

People’s tendency to behave in ways that confirm their own expectations or other people’s expectations.

Ingroup/Outgroup Bias

The tendency to favor and extend loyalty to members of one's own group (the ingroup) while discriminating against members of other groups (the outgroup).

Stereotype

A stereotype is a fixed, generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.