A New Student,Carlina,has Just Switched to Your University and Joined

question 50

Multiple Choice

A new student,Carlina,has just switched to your university and joined your class partway through.She is very attractive and seems very nice.When discussing with a friend whether to invite Carlina into your group for a project,you state that she should be allowed because she is likely intelligent and productive,even though you have no basis for knowing this is true.You have likely fallen victim to

• A)the nocebo effect.
• B)the horns effect.
• C)the halo effect.
• D)the placebo effect.

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Definitions:

Learning Histories

The accumulated experiences and processes through which individuals have acquired knowledge and skills over time.

Taste Preferences

Individual differences in liking or disliking of flavors or food items.

Visual Illusions

Perceptual experiences where the visual perception of an object or scene diverges significantly from reality, often exploring the nature of human visual perception.

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves making a large request that is expected to be refused in order to make a smaller request seem more reasonable.