When an observer is biased in favor of making internal attributions in explaining others' behavior, the observer is making
a. a stereotypical error.
b. the self-serving error.
c. the self-effacing error.
d. the fundamental attribution error.
D
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Chapter 10 discussed research in which two people need to work together to place some abstract shapes in a specified order. This research showed that:
a. people had great difficulty agreeing about the descriptions for abstract shapes, so this task was extremely challenging. b. people typically reached agreement after only one trial. c. people quickly learned to create brief names for each abstract shape. d. people cannot establish "common ground" with strangers.
What is the importance of place cells and grid cells? Where are they found?
What will be an ideal response?
Jacobson's progressive relaxation technique was adapted by ______ therapists
a. meditation c. biofeedback b. humanistic d. behavior
What is the term for the process of posing and answering questions by making careful and systematic observations and gathering information?
A. scientific method B. hypothesis C. cohort D. research question