A Psychologist Was Interested in the Effects of Different Fear

question 20

Multiple Choice

A psychologist was interested in the effects of different fear information on children's beliefs about an animal. Three groups of children were shown a picture of an animal that they had never seen before (a quoll) . Then one group was told a negative story (in which the quoll is described as a vicious, disease-ridden bundle of nastiness that eats children's brains) , one group a positive story (in which the quoll is described as a harmless, docile creature who likes nothing more than to be stroked) , and a final group weren't told a story at all. After the story children rated how scared they would be if they met a quoll, on a scale ranging from 1 (not at all scared) to 5 (very scared indeed) . To account for the natural anxiousness of each child, a questionnaire measure of trait anxiety was given to the children and used in the analysis.
-Which of the following statements best reflects what the effect of 'Natural Fear Level' in the table tells us?

• A)The child's natural level of fear had a significant relationship with their fear beliefs about the animals.
• B)The child's natural level of fear did not have a significant relationship with their fear beliefs about the animals.
• C)The type of information given to the children had a significant relationship with the child's natural level of fear.
• D)The type of information given to the children did not have a significant relationship with the child's natural level of fear.

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Definitions:

Mutual Mistake

An error shared by all parties to a contract, possibly making the agreement voidable.

Unilateral Mistake

A situation where only one party to an agreement is mistaken about a basic assumption on which the contract is made.

Equity

The value of ownership interest in property, including shareholders' equity in a corporation, minus liabilities and debts.

Concealment

The active hiding of the truth about a material fact.