"Jen's bicycle was stolen yesterday," Jason said, "and that's why she's so cranky today." Jason has just used an ________ to explain the cause of Jen's behavior

a. external attribution
b. external referent
c. internal referent
d. internal attribution


Answer: A

Psychology

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Shayann uses the Internet quite a bit. According to the social compensation hypothesis, this is because he

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. heightened arousal. b. increased suggestibility. c. enhanced creativity. d. increased clairvoyance.

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