One type of information that individuals assess when making attributions is distinctiveness. This means that individuals try to determine:
a. how a particular person reacts toward a given object or event at different times
b. how different people react toward a given object or event
c. how different people react toward a variety of objects or events
d. how a particular person reacts toward a variety of objects or events
D
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a. seventh b. eighth c. ninth d. tenth
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Researchers have conducted many studies about how students allocate their time, when studying for an exam. In general, these studies show that:
a. without time pressure, students spend more time studying difficult material. b. without time pressure, students spend more time studying easy material. c. with time pressure, students spend more time studying difficult material. d. with time pressure, students tend to study randomly, without using strategies about which items to focus on.
Clara is in a sad mood. She is asked to recall an event in her past that was relatively neutral—her performance in a junior high history class in which she earned a B—and she remembers the event as being a sadder experience than it probably was. The influence of Clara's current mood on her memory illustrates the memory sin of:
A) transience. B) bias. C) suggestibility. D) misattribution.