Regarding the Interview Process, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 206

Multiple Choice

Regarding the interview process, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)An interviewer's own personality, gender, or ethnicity may influence a client's behavior and accentuate or distort the person's apparent traits.
• B)Interviews make it possible to observe a person's "body language" which is important because these cues may radically alter the message sent.
• C)People sometimes try to deceive interviewers, such as a person accused of a crime pretending to be mentally disabled to avoid punishment.
• D)The tendency to generalize a favorable (or unfavorable)impression to an entire personality is known as the chameleon effect.

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