The tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors but one's failures to external attributions is called the
A. the ultimate attribution error.
B. self-serving bias.
C. social referencing effect.
D. upward social comparative bias.
Answer: B
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A) violence sometimes begins as a result of adolescent internalizing problems. B) stressors in the lives of adults often start abusive patterns at home. C) the abuse and neglect that children and adolescents suffer predispose them to abuse and neglect their own children as adults. D) spanking and other milder forms of physical punishment start a cycle of physical punishment that eventually escalates into abuse.
Which of the following statements about debriefing is true?
A) Young children often lack the cognitive skills to understand the reasons for deceptive procedures. B) It should be done with children, and usually works well, but it does not have to be done with adults. C) Researchers use it when participants cannot fully appreciate the research goals and activities. D) It involves explaining to research participants that they have the right to alternative beneficial treatments.
Which of the following statements reflects the correct match between gender and enhanced specific mental ability?
a. A male performing arithmetic calculations b. Male distinguishing the type of emotion on people's faces c. A female repeating a tongue twister over and over again d. A female deriving a mathematical proof in geometry
Which of the following stages for adjusting to widowhood includes accepting one's loss, reorganizing roles, and forming new friendships?
a) Regret b) Preparation c) Grief and mourning d) Adaptation