If you have a pessimistic explanatory style, what do you think causes your failure on a task?
a. Lack of ability
b. Lack of effort
c. Bad luck
d. High difficulty of the task
a
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The specialized form of speech that adults use with very young infants is known as __________.
A. phonemes B. syntax C. infant-directed speech D. babbling
What is the main reason we tend to make attributions about the causes of events, others' behavior, and our own behavior?
a. We have a strong need to understand our experiences. b. Attribution making was selected for at some point in our ancestral past. c. We have an unconscious urge to psychoanalyze the behavior of others. d. Having access to information about others tends to fulfill our need for power.
Which type of explanation describes why a particular structure or behavior is advantageous?
a. physiological b. ontogenetic c. evolutionary d. functional
You are assigned to write a paper in your History of Psychology class. The paper is to study the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology. Which of the following would be the best title to this essay?
a) Examining Mary Whiton Calkins b) Anna Freud: It's Good to Have a Famous Father c) Margaret Meade: An Unlikely Journey Through Academia d) The Life and Struggle of Margaret Floy Washburn