Jessica Recently Joined a New Company and Was First Introduced

question 71

Multiple Choice

Jessica recently joined a new company and was first introduced to Michelle, her cubicle neighbor. Michelle came across as amiable and cheerful. During lunch she met another colleague, Carrie, who did not come across as friendly as Michelle. In this situation, Jessica's interpretation of Carrie's personality is most likely to be affected by ________.

• A) confirmation bias
• B) contrast effect
• C) fundamental attribution error
• D) self-serving bias
• E) bandwagon effect

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the ones observed during the study, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.

Graduate Students

Individuals engaged in advanced academic studies beyond the undergraduate level, typically leading to a master's or doctoral degree.

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Students pursuing their first cycle of higher education, typically leading to a bachelor's degree.

T Procedure

A statistical method used for hypothesis testing and constructing confidence intervals, especially useful when dealing with small sample sizes and unknown population standard deviations.