Reena Meets Rachael for the First Time

question 25

Multiple Choice

Reena meets Rachael for the first time. Rachael is perceived as smart, funny, sociable, but rude. Although Reena perceived Rachael to have many positive qualities, her rudeness outweighed them, thus Reena forms a negative impression of Rachael. This illustrates

• A) an implicit personality theory.
• B) negativity effect.
• C) the summation model of impression formation.
• D) the primacy effect.

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Definitions:

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses.

Fixed-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response after a fixed time period is rewarded, in the context of operant conditioning.

Variable-Ratio

A variable-ratio schedule is a type of partial reinforcement schedule used in operant conditioning where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses, leading to high and steady response rates.

Continuous Reinforcement

Reinforcing the desired response every time it occurs.