You are walking in a parking lot full of small puddles of water. A car drives through one near you and splashes you with water. You are likely to attribute the driver's behavior to internal dispositions. This is called:
a. stereotyping c. covariation
b. actor-observer effect d. the fundamental attribution error
D
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Which is the correct sequence of events in classical conditioning?
a) UCS --> CS --> CR . . . . . UCS --> UCR b) CS --> UCS --> CR . . . . . CR --> CS c) UCR --> UCS --> CS . . . . . CR --> CS d) CS --> UCS --> UCR . . . . . CS --> CR
Ask the Experts Video 2: Keon West on Research Methods in PsychologyClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 27 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:Correlations tell us that ______.
A. there is a clear direction of influence of one variable upon another variable B. we must identify a "third variable" to explain the relationship between our primary variables C. there is a relationship between our variables D. there is a causal connection between our variables
_______ was the first state to pass a law requiring repeat child molesters (pedophiles) to be treated with hormones as a condition of parole.
A. California B. Washington C. Arizona D. Ohio
Most social psychologists regard aggressive behavior patterns as
a. infinitely modifiable and flexible. b. completely due to culture, with no influence of biology. c. inborn, but modifiable when threat is imminent. d. expressing a limited range of responses to provocation.