When people present themselves in a way that confirms others' beliefs about them, they create a ________.

A) fundamental attribution error
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) dispositional confirmation effect
D) self-categorization phenomenon

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (presently DSM-5) was developed by the:

A) American Psychoanalytic Association.
B) American Psychiatric Association.
C) American Psychological Association.
D) American Phrenological Association.

The physical structure of the brain changes very little from infancy.

An incapacitating and highly distressing fear of being embarrassed in the presence of others is most characteristic of

A) panic disorder.
B) social anxiety disorder.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Chall describes reading skills in five stages.Which stage below is stated incorrectly?

A) Stage 0: Children master several prerequisites for reading.
B) Stage 1: Children are in first and second grade and learn to read.
C) Stage 2: Reading is still not used much for learning.
D) Stage 3: Children have no trouble understanding information presented from multiple perspectives within the same story.

Based on the career interest questionnaire,which interest type would be the best match for a mechanic?

A) realistic
B) social
C) artistic
D) conventional

Your cousin asks you to pledge $5.00 for a school charity one year. The next year, she asks you to pledge $20.00. And the following year, she asks you to pledge $50.00. Even though you would have never agreed to pledge $50.00 the first year, her "gradual buildup approach" is successful. In social psychology, this approach to persuasion is known as the ____.

A) bait-and-switch technique
B) low-ball technique
C) labeling technique
D) foot-in-the-door technique

Who proposed that the human expression of emotion is innate and has survival value?

A) William James
B) Stanley Schachter
C) Charles Darwin
D) Emmett Kelly

Correlational research is most useful for purposes of

A) explanation.
B) prediction.
C) control.
D) replication.