Tad gets an A in his psychology finals. When he tells his mother, she praises him for his brilliance. Tad's mother has committed which error?
a. parental myopia
b. fundamental attribution error
c. authoritarian error
d. self-serving bias
e. cognitive dissonance error
b. fundamental attribution error
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What can we conclude about the relationship between attitudes and proficiency in a second language?
a. After becoming proficient in French, English Canadians are no more positive about French Canadians. b. A student's attitude toward a group that speaks another language is not related to his or her ability to learn that language. c. People who are positive toward speakers of another language are likely to learn that language more quickly than those who are neutral or negative about that group. d. Because attitudes are a topic from social psychology, and second-language proficiency is a topic from cognitive psychology, this kind of interdisciplinary research has not yet been conducted.
_____ is widely considered to be the father of modern developmental psychology.
A) Harry Harlow B) Wilhelm Wundt C) Jean Piaget D) Lawrence Kohlberg
The central nervous system is usually conceptualized as having two components, which are ________
a. the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. b. the brain and the spinal cord. c. the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system. d. the brain and the nerves.
Why are there higher rates of asthma in developing countries than there used to be?
a. air pollution b. poor water quality c. increased number of fast-food restaurants d. living in close proximity to animals in rural areas