Danny is reading a book in school. When he isn’t looking, a girl steps on Danny’s toe. The teacher, who observed this, believes the girl stepped on Danny’s toe because she is malicious. In the context of social perception, the teacher is making a _____.
A. dispositional attribution
B. fundamental attribution
C. situational attribution
D. motivational attribution
Answer: A. dispositional attribution
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a. stimulus b. value c. role d. norm
Despite being abused by her mother when she was an infant, Sybil has become a mentally healthy adolescent. This successful outcome was to a large extent due to the positive social support provided by Sybil's foster family. This story provides an excellent example of the impact of _____ factors
a. prenatal b. protective c. teratogen d. genetic
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A. 10-100 B. 1,000-10,000 C. more than 10,000 D. 100-1,000