The fundamental attribution error leads observers to attribute the crime and poverty of urban ethnic neighborhoods to the
a. personal qualities of the residents.
b. job discrimination experienced by the residents.
c. poor police protection in such areas.
d. crowded living conditions in these neighborhoods.
A
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a. Glenda will have a higher IQ than Brenda. b. Glenda and Brenda will have the same reaction range for intelligence. c. Brenda will have an IQ near the upper limit of her reaction range. d. Glenda and Brenda will have different IQs.
Methamphetamine's effects of enhanced mood, alertness, and energy is due to its ability to:
A. block the receptor sites of dopamine B. mimic dopamine C. decrease the release of dopamine D. increase the release of dopamine
Regarding dissociative identity disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. When a person has a dissociative identity disorder, the person often experiences episodes of psychosis. b. When one personality is in control, the core personality will experience a "time lapse," or a memory blackout. c. Each personality may have a distinct voice, vocabulary, and posture, that another personality does not have. d. Identity disorders often begin with unbearable childhood experiences with the first dissociation allowing the child to escape by creating another person to suffer the pain.
In the Müller-Lyer illusion, most people perceive the line with the outward-facing branches as longer than the line with inward-facing branches, despite the fact that they are really the same length
Which of the following is a likely reason why this occurs? a. The eye is distracted by the branches and cannot make an accurate measurement. b. The brain mistakenly interprets the branches as a depth or distance cue. c. The line with outward-facing branches produces a larger image on the retina. d. The branches interfere with the process of size constancy.