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AP Psychology 4.1.C: Person Perception

Explore AP Psychology 4.1.C questions on mere exposure, prototypes, self-fulfilling prophecy, and how social comparison shapes person perception.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Psychology

Exam points

  • explain how repeated exposure can increase liking through the mere-exposure effect
  • apply prototypes to explain how an ideal or typical example influences perception of a person or object
  • explain how self-fulfilling prophecy or social comparison can shape perceptions and behavior

4.1.C—Explain how person perception applies to behavior and mental processes. UNIT 4 Social Psychology and Personality question 1

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Dr. Knowles is interested in exploring the relationship between garment cost and perceptions of clothing

quality. She predicts that higher-priced clothing will be perceived as being of higher quality. She creates a Web

site that presents floral shirts listed at a variety of prices. Participants are directed to the Web site, where they

are asked to rate the quality of each shirt (on a 1 to 10 scale, with higher numbers meaning better quality). The

data collected are presented in the scatterplot.

Figure for Question 4.1.C—Explain how person perception applies to behavior and mental processes. UNIT 4 Social Psychology and Personality question 1 — AP Psychology

Part B

Explain how each of the following could affect participants' perceptions of the floral shirts on the Web

site.

- Mere-exposure effect

- Cones of the retina

Mere-exposure effect

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