In general, when explaining personal failures, individuals who are not prone to depression:
a. have less of a tendency to overgeneralize from one situation to other areas
b. have more of a tendency to overgeneralize from one situation to other areas
c. have less flexible explanatory styles
d. make more accurate attributions
A
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a. seek out an internship or a practicum experience to get some experience in the field b. get a Master's degree before going into the workplace c. take a double major so he will have a better back-up plan for another career d. study textbooks beyond those required by his college professors to get a more "real world" sense of what to expect
In the memorization of information, part learning is superior
a. in all cases. b. for extremely long, complicated information. c. only if the information is not very meaningful. d. because it is a form of feedback.
You and your roommate have just received grade reports. Since you and your roommate were in the same class, you are curious about how well he did. Both of you received a "D.". You received a "D" because the professor was bad; you believe your roommate got a "D" because he is not too bright. You have just experienced the:
a. primary dispositional effect c. fundamental attribution effect b. grading attribution effect d. actor-observer effect
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Two different brain areas that are active during a particular task are probably part of the same network.