When half of his class earned D's and F's on the midterm
exam, Professor Bush came back to the next class and delivered a stern lecture about their effort. He admonished the class for failing to meet their obligations, for being lazy, and for not taking their studies seriously. These attributions, which were all _____ attributions, did not really give any consideration to the fact that the students may have had other reasons for failing the exam that were beyond their immediate control.
A) cooperative B) dispositional
C) accusatory D) situational
B
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a. foreclosure b. achievement c. diffusion d. moratorium
According to general standoutishness theory,
a. more attractive applicants are treated more favorably in telephone interviews. b. less attractive applicants are more favorably treated in telephone interviews. c. more attractive applicants are treated less favorably in in-person interviews. d. less attractive applicants are treated more favorably in in-person interviews.
Regarding infants' learning abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Research evidence shows that learning begins prenatally. b. Infants can learn simple responses at young ages. c. Infants can remember learned responses for days or weeks. d. Infants as young as six months old can retain memories for faces. e. Infants are active perceivers and passive learners in their environment.
Gretchen absolutely loves going to school. Her teacher uses enjoyable teaching methods, such as small-group problem-solving tasks, discussion of mini-essays written in class, and short review sessions of the previous half hour of class. Gretchen's teacher is obviously taking a(n) ____ approach.?
a. ?identical elements b. ?formal discipline c. ?teaching machine d. ?active learning