Very often we do not realize or recognize the true causes of our symptoms. If you have been very stressed, and start putting on weight because of it, you may first instead blame a new diet. The underlying psychological process is known as:
a. confirmation bias c. misattribution
b. the fundamental attribution error d. an acculturation error
C
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"I just don't seem to matter," Rufus thinks to himself on his way home from work. The divorced, 47-year-old father of two feels like his job doesn't accomplish anything that he isn't doing a good job of parenting his sons, and that he doesn't have any real impact on the world around him. In Erik Erikson's theory, Rufus is experiencing a sense of a. stagnation
b. egocentrism. c. despair. d. isolation.
Concerning language development, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The first seven years of life are a sensitive period in language development. b. Environmental forces influence whether a person develops simple or sophisticated language. c. A biological predisposition determines if we will speak English or Vietnamese, Spanish, or Russian. d. As a child's speaking improves, parents tend to adjust their speech to the child's language ability.
In reference to operant conditioning, which term does NOT belong with the others?
a. extinction b. conditioned aversion c. stimulus control d. reinforcement
Which is NOT a major category of influence that helps to explain both the ways we tend to be alike and the ways we tend to be different in our adult journeys?
a. biologically influenced change b. unique experiences c. cultural-cohort effects d. shared, age-graded change