Jesse displayed a hostile attribution bias when he
A) bumped into Reggie just because he felt like starting a fight.
B) hit Arthur because he knew he could get away with it without getting hit back.
C) shoved Caroline when she said something mean about his sister.
D) punched Alex because he thought he was laughing at him when he wasn't.
D
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The assumption that a person's behavior is due to some characteristic of their own identity or personality is a(n) ________ attribution.
A. situational B. fundamental C. external D. internal
What is the main difference between a clinical psychologist and a counseling psychologist?
a. A clinical psychologist and a counseling psychologist have similar training backgrounds, but a counseling psychologist's emphasis is on counseling while a clinical psychologist combines research and clinical practice. b. A clinical psychologist has the training to prescribe medications, while a counseling psychologist does not. c. A clinical psychologist works in private practice, where a counseling psychologist works in a group practice or in a hospital. d. A counseling psychologist has a master's degree, while a clinical psychologist holds a doctorate.
Julia eats granola bars and avoids chocolate bars, even though the granola bars contain 50 percent more fat and 15 percent more sodium than the chocolate bars. According to a social cognition approach, why might that be? Julia
a. is motivated to see herself as a healthy person. b. is motivated to convince her friends that she is a healthy person. c. failed to seek out all the relevant facts about the nutritional value of those snacks. d. needs to justify paying more for the granola bar.
Which of the following statements is false regarding schizophrenia?
A. It is a psychosis. B. Its diagnosis is on the rise. C. It is the most severe of the mental illnesses. D. All social classes are equally vulnerable.