You recently interviewed for a new job but did not get it. When you attribute the rejection to the fact that you "messed up" in the interview, what type of attributional style are you using?

a. internal c. global
b. external d. specific


A

Psychology

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A researcher uses a repeated-measures design to compare individuals' performance before treatment with their performance after treatment. If all the participants show improved performance of 8 or 9 points after treatment, what should the researcher find?

a. The sample mean difference is near zero. b. The t statistic is near zero. c. The variance of the difference scores is near zero. d. None of the other options is correct.

Psychology

The two basic components of dry-bed training are

a. overcorrection and response cost. b. prompting and shaping. c. shaping and overcorrection. d. response cost and reinforcement.

Psychology

Planned activity scheduling changes

a. aversive conditions. b. behavioral contingencies. c. setting events. d. reinforcement schedules.

Psychology

Dr. Phillips predicts that if the temperature of a room is increased, then individuals are more likely to act aggressively. This suggests that Dr. Phillips believes room temperature and aggression are:

a. negatively correlated b. uncorrelated c. positively correlated d. both dependent variables

Psychology