In a Study That Is Described in the Textbook,individual Male

question 102

Multiple Choice

In a study that is described in the textbook,individual male participants within interacting pairs were led to believe the other thought he was either a mental patient or a hospital medical patient.What did the resulting self-fulfilling prophecies illustrate?

• A)the effect of poor education on stigmatization.
• B)the effect of psychopathological functioning.
• C)the effect of the etiology of psychological disorders.
• D)the effect of expectations of rejection.

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Definitions:

Objective Observations

Objective observations refer to the unbiased and impartial recording or reporting of facts without influence from personal feelings or opinions.

Focus Group

Research method that involves a collective depth interview.

ELM (Elaboration Likelihood Model)

A theory explaining how people are persuaded, suggesting that the level of thought given to persuasive communications depends on the relevance of the message to the individual.

Central Route

A term from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion that describes a cognitive processing path where individuals are persuaded by the content of the message itself, through thoughtful and critical analysis of its arguments.