When Phil wrecked his motorcycle last month, you decided that he probably crashed because the streets were wet that day. Your decision is an example of:
a. an internal attribution
b. self-serving bias
c. cognitive dissonance
d. an external attribution
D
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The theory that emphasizes the importance of unconscious mental processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviours is called:
A) Gestalt theory. B) structuralism. C) functionalism. D) psychoanalytic theory.
In a medication trial, a participant with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) acted very relaxed and focused after trying a new medication that he believed would calm him down. However, the "medication" was really just a sugar pill. Given what you've learned in this chapter, which of the following explanations makes the most sense? a. This would not have happened, because you have
to have had a drug in order to feel its effects. b. This could happen because the placebo effect is real and can result in actual physical symptoms. c. The only way this could happen would be if the participant really didn't have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). d. The participant didn't really feel relaxed and focused, but didn't want to disappoint the doctors.
Continual social support, regardless of the level of stressors in one's life, is termed ____ support
a. contextual b. specific c. generalized d. tangible
Adolescent sexual harassment often takes place
a. in the home. c. at cultural events. b. in school. d. at social events.