An Observer Is Likely to Express Greater Liking for a Same-Sex

question 31

Multiple Choice

An observer is likely to express greater liking for a same-sex stranger if that person's image has some distinctive features of the observer's own face. This best illustrates the impact of

• A) the mere exposure effect.
• B) deindividuation.
• C) the chameleon effect.
• D) the fundamental attribution error.

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Definitions:

Painful Electric Shocks

Discomforting or harmful electrical stimuli applied to the body, often used in psychological experiments to study pain perception or behavioral conditioning.

Experimental Accomplice

A person secretly working with the researcher to act as a participant in an experiment, but whose behavior is scripted or predetermined.

Bystander Effect

A social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Emergency

A sudden, unexpected situation requiring immediate action to prevent a dangerous outcome.