When Is the "Better-Than-Average" Effect Most Likely to Occur

question 25

Multiple Choice

When is the "better-than-average" effect most likely to occur?

• A) when people use objective, concrete measures of performance to assess their abilities
• B) when people assess their abilities on ambiguous traits that can be construed in different ways
• C) when men are rating their performance compared with women
• D) when people are rating themselves on negative traits

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Definitions:

Acquisition

Acquisition in the context of psychology refers to the initial stage of learning when a response is first established or a new skill is begun to be acquired.

Classical Conditioning

Learning through the relationship between a naturally present stimulus and one that comes from the environment.

Extinction

In the context of psychology, it refers to the gradual diminishing of a conditioned response when the reinforcement or the association with a stimulus is removed.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where the intensity of an action is altered by either encouraging or penalizing it.