In determining the causes of others' behavior, people overemphasize dispositional factors. This is the
A. self-serving bias.
B. assumed-similarity bias.
C. fundamental attribution error.
D. halo effect.
Answer: C
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Despite the fact that a human female has a normal pregnancy duration (or gestational period) of 38 weeks, people often refer to pregnancy as a 40-week event. Why is this?
a. Because the heightened influence of teratogens in the world today has actually extended the duration of pregnancy from conception to delivery. b. Because pregnancy usually begins two weeks after a woman's menstrual period, and that is the time from which the beginning of pregnancy is measured. c. Because the duration of pregnancy actually gets longer as a woman ages, and it ranges from 38 to 42 weeks. 40 weeks is the average, so that is what people say. d. Because physicians want to allow for a two-week "window" at the end of the pregnancy so that women do not become concerned if they have not delivered by the end of the 38th week.
One way to easily measure the _______ in a distribution is with the range.
A. variety B. variability C. variance D. range
The study of communication through body movement, posture, gestures, and facial expressions is known as
a. kinesics. b. forensics. c. physiology. d. comparative psychology.
In the case of Boumediene v. Bush, the Supreme Court ruled that the military commissions established by Congress were not sufficient to ensure due process.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)