People tend to attribute others' behaviors to dispositional factors such as personality traits. At the same time, we tend to attribute our own behavior to
a. personality traits. c. human foibles.
b. dispositional factors. d. situational influences.
D
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When Cassie failed her physics exam, she felt like a failure in every aspect of her life-as a daughter, a student, and a friend. This belief of herself reflects Cassie's
A. self-serving bias. B. social identity. C. relative deprivation. D. self-esteem.
Which school of thought in psychology would be most concerned with behavior changes that promote survival in the face of environmental pressures?
a) Gestalt b) Psychoanalytic c) Sociocultural d) Evolutionary
Rachel has been abusing heroin for the past five years. After leaving a rehab program, her parents buy her groceries and new furniture for her apartment. Research on the biology of decision making suggests which of the following about Rachel's likely response to these rewards?
A. Rachel will display an exaggerated response to receiving the gifts from her parents. B. Rachel will display a diminished response to receiving the gifts from her parents. C. Rachel will not experience any response to the gifts, as she can only respond to drug-related rewards. D. Rachel will experience the same biochemical response to the gift as she would to a drug-related reward.
What did Piaget call the process in which changes occur in the existing way a child thinks in response to encounters with new stimuli or events?
a) Assimilation b) Accommodation c) Cognition d) Schemes