Jake had a hypothesis about the outcome of the Ross and colleagues (2004) study about the "Wall Street Game" and the "Community Game."
Jake hypothesized that the players would respond based on their personalities, not just the name of the game they played. His hypothesis is most likely based on which tendency?
a. self-fulfilling prophecy
b. construals
c. direct social influence
d. fundamental attribution error
Answer: D
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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