A Reporter Studied the Causes of a Fire to a House,and

question 16

Multiple Choice

A reporter studied the causes of a fire to a house,and established a strong positive association between the damages (in dollars) and the number of firefighters at the scene.Describe three different possible cause-and-effect relationships that might be present.

• A)Perhaps the damages cause more firefighters at the scene,firefighters cause more damages at the scene ,or both could be caused by a lurking variable such as the type of the building.
• B)There is only one cause-and-effect relationship: firefighters cause more damages at the scene.
• C)There are only two cause-and-effect relationships: damages cause more firefighters at the scene,or firefighters cause more damages at the scene.
• D)There is only one cause-and-effect relationship: the damages cause more firefighters at the scene.
• E)Perhaps the damages cause more firefighters at the scene,firefighters cause more damages at the scene ,or both could be caused by a lurking variable such as the size of the blaze.

Identify and describe various perceptual errors such as stereotypes, selective attention, and the primacy effect.

Recognize the role of context and focal objects in shaping perception.

Explain the concept of social perceptions and how they affect interpersonal relationships.

Differentiate between internal and external attributions in understanding behavior.

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Definitions:

Sound on Film

A process where audio is recorded onto the same strip of film as the images, synchronizing sound and picture.

Color Film

A type of film that includes chemical elements for producing images in color, as opposed to solely in shades of gray (black and white films).

Black Maria

The first movie studio: a crude, hot, cramped shack in New Jersey where Thomas Edison and his staff began making movies. So named because it resembled a late nineteenth century police paddy wagon, for which the slang term “Black Maria” was first used.

Special Effects

A range of processes used to enhance or manipulate the cinematic image. In the classical era, special visual effects included images comprised of superimpositions and/or images enhanced by rear projection or matte paintings and backdrops. More modern effects include the vast array of digital effects created by computer-generated imagery (CGI).