A famous actor dies of a drug overdose. Many people blame this on a character flaw in the unfortunate actor, ignoring situational factors. This is an example of:
a. the correspondence bias
b. fundamental attribution error
c. attribution of responsibility
d. the endowment effect
e. all of the above
Ans: b
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a) levels of gender stereotypes and collectivism. b) genes. c) hormones. d) levels of gender empowerment and individualism.
Which of the following is a predictor variable for the criterion of college GPA?
a. College test scores b. High school graduation rates c. The SAT d. Graduate school admittance rates
Which of the following is a device for recording heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and galvanic skin response and is commonly called a "lie detector"?
a. biofeedback method b. polygraph c. infrared face scan d. fMRI
When the type of environment varies, reaction ranges tend to
a. be constant, regardless of the child's genetic potential. b. be widest for children of weak genetic potential. c. be widest for children of strong genetic potential. d. vary unpredictably.