Anthony is interviewing for a job. He is required to undergo psychological testing. During the testing, the psychologist noted many of his responses indicated that he was relaxed and content. On an emotion map, these emotions have _____ arousal and _____ valence.
A) low; negative
B) high; negative
C) low; positive
D) high; positive
C) low; positive
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Your boss just praised you effusively for a superior job on a marketing report; he also said he liked the presentation you gave at the regional meeting. As you walk out the door, he says you might want to try wearing another tie. You spend hours mulling
over that last comment and find yourself becoming depressed. Your reaction to the comment was, "I am washed up as an employee; they want someone to replace me." Your conclusion is an example of a. attribution. b. an inexact label. c. cognitive dissonance. d. selective abstraction.
The concept that genotypes are not the only things that control traits involves the fact that a. dizygotic twins are virtually genetically identical
b. each genotype can produce a variety of phenotypes. c. recessive genes are more commonly expressed than dominant genes. d. the environment has little impact on behavior.
In the theory of Jean Piaget, accommodation refers to the process of restructuring or modifying cognitive structures so that new information can fit into them more easily
a. true b. false
Which statement is the BEST explanation of the fundamental attribution error?
A. We attribute most of what people do to the influence of situations. B. We rely on the first information we receive to make internal attributions. C. We are more likely to attribute another's behavior to internal rather than to situational causes. D. We tend to attribute our successes to our own efforts and our failures to the shortcomings of others.