_____ Involves Repeated Tests for Differences Between the Desired Outcome

question 15

Multiple Choice

_____ involves repeated tests for differences between the desired outcome and what currently exists.

• A)Forming subgoals
• B)Means-ends analysis
• C)Insight
• D)Trial and error

Understand the implications of high self-monitoring and self-efficacy beliefs on personality.

Explain the psychological constructs of locus of control and its implications on behaviour and attitude.

Identify major personality traits proposed by theorists like Eysenck and their biological underpinnings.

Understand different biases and their impact on research validity.

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Definitions:

Perception

Process of experiencing the world and making sense out of what you experience.

Halo Effect

The phenomenon where a positive impression in one area influences one's perception in other areas.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Horn Effect

A cognitive bias causing negative traits or experiences with an individual to influence overall perception of them disproportionally.