According to Ambady,what Was the Shortest Amount of Time That

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Ambady,what was the shortest amount of time that subjects had to observe a teacher in order for their intuitive ratings to match the ratings of students who were in the teacher's class for the whole semester?

• A) six seconds
• B) 90 seconds
• C) five minutes
• D) 10 minutes

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Definitions:

Ego

The part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, demands of the reality, and the moral standards of the superego in psychoanalytic theory.

Id

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the part of the mind that contains innate biological drives and instincts; operates based on the pleasure principle.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue.

Epigenetic Principle

A concept in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development that proposes growth and development are governed by the unfolding of our predetermined personality.