Jahrul's instructor was very rude the first day of class. Jahrul assumed the instructor was a rude woman. He did not know that she had woken up late, had a car accident on the way to work, and had been locked out of her office. Jahrul is demonstrating
a. the fundamental attribution error. b. self-serving bias.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. the actor-observer effect.
e. the elaboration likelihood model.
a
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a. plain water. b. a slightly salty liquid. c. a sugary carbonated soft drink. d. a beverage containing some alcohol.
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A. arousal and alertness B. wakeful relaxation C. slow wave sleep D. day-dreaming
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A. naturalistic observation. B. covert research. C. in situ research. D. in vivo research.