Which of the Following Statements About How People's Behavior Toward

question 152

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about how people's behavior toward social group members is affected by their expectations is true?

• A) People typically ask questions that allow them to disprove their expectations.
• B) People's non-verbal behavior, but not their verbal behavior, is affected by expectations.
• C) People's stereotypic beliefs affect how they interpret others' behavior in a social setting, even when they have not interacted with the other people.
• D) Stereotypic expectations have the strongest effect when people have the goal of being accurate.

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Definitions:

Illness Anxiety Disorder

A psychiatric condition characterized by excessive worry about having a serious, undiagnosed medical illness despite minimal or no medical symptoms.

Psychogenic Pain

Pain that originates from psychological factors rather than physical causes, also known as psychosomatic pain.

Conversion Disorder

A disorder where emotional distress is expressed through physical symptoms without a medical cause.

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, a comprehensive classification system for mental disorders used by healthcare professionals.