TCO 1 and TCO 2. Rianna is conducting a social psychological study of college st

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TCO 1 and TCO 2. Rianna is conducting a social psychological study of college students who drop out of their programs at some point during their first year of study. She wants to know why these students left their studies. She sends out an online questionnaire with 12 questions in it to a random cross-section of students who did not continue after the Fall or Spring semesters. This study is an example of which one of the following research methods?

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TCO 3. The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are, is referred to as which one of the following effects?

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TCO 4. Jane and James both applied for the position of team leader of their task group at work. Jane is known for her excellent workplace ethics, while James is known for his excellent interpersonal skills. James is awarded the promotion, and he is convinced that it was because of his particular set of skills. James's perception is an example of which one of the following concepts?

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TCO 5. Former NFL superstar O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murder of his wife and her friend in 1999. Many people believe O.J. committed the murders, despite the outcome of his trial. In 2007, he made headlines in Las Vegas when he and a group of his cronies allegedly roughed up souvenir dealers attempting to sell O.J. memorabilia. The public was quick to decide the event was just more evidence of his bad character. This perception is an example of which one of the following concepts?

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TCO 6. Illegal immigration is widely viewed as a serious social problem in America; something that needs to be controlled, principally by the federal government. Some politicians support the building of the giant wall between the U.S. and Mexico to keep illegal immigration put, while other politicians lobby for an amnesty and early citizenship for these undocumented immigrants to let them stay in the country. Given these contradictory positions, which one of the following concepts would explain the views of those who lobby for special arrangements for illegal immigrants?

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TCO 6. Incest is universally condemned in all cultures. This is an example of which one of the following?

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Rianna’s sends out an online questionnaire with 12 questions in it to a random cross-section of students who did not continue after the fall or Spring semesters is an example of:

Survey

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are, is referred to as:

Spotlight effect in psychology

James's perception is an example of the following concepts

Positive self-fulfilling prophecy i.e. an expectation of a person based on his circumstances.

The perception of the public in case of the O.J. Simpson trial is an example of the following concepts:

Belief perseverance as despite of the decisions in the trial people were sticking to their beliefs discrediting the ruling of the court.

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