Recall That Harold Kelley (1950) Told Some College Students That

question 55

Multiple Choice

Recall that Harold Kelley (1950) told some college students that their guest lecturer was a warm person, and others that he was a cold person.The visitor then lectured for twenty minutes, and behaved in a very cocky, arrogant way during the lecture.All students viewed the lecturer as arrogant, but differed in their assessments of how humorous he was.These results suggest that schemas are

• A) modifiable.
• B) more likely to be used to interpret ambiguous behaviors.
• C) abandoned in the face of ambiguous behaviors.
• D) specific to a particular situation.

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Definitions:

Rent-Seeking Behavior

Efforts focused on expanding an individual's portion of current wealth without generating additional wealth, frequently via altering the economic landscape.

Landlords

Individuals or entities that own property and rent it out to tenants in exchange for rent payments.

Subsidizing Rent

A government policy of providing financial assistance to help cover the cost of rent for individuals or households.

Elastic

Describes how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, with higher elasticity indicating a greater response.