_________ is best described as the way in which one is disposed toward interpreting outcomes (successes or failures), as in tending to place blame or responsibility on oneself or on external factors
A) A self-fulfilling prophecy
B) An attributional style
C) Social cognition
D) Selective perception
B
You might also like to view...
Julio and Kari are babies who are the same age but very different from each other. Julio has the ability to focus his attention on a task, while Kari is very easily distracted. Julio and Kari differ on which dimension of temperament?
a. Activity b. Negative affect c. Effortful control d. Surgency
Research suggests that the brain abnormalities of schizophrenics develop ____.
A. early and progressively get worse B. early and then remain fairly steady C. late in life and progressively get worse D. late in life and remain fairly steady
Jeanette needed a large number of responses for her survey about taste preferences so she chose to do an internet survey. A significant problem she may have is _____
a) no one will respond to her survey. b) her sample will not be representative. c) her sample may be too big. d) her sample may be representative.
Which statement is correct regarding the lateral hypothalamus?
A. Electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus produces eating. B. Reduced eating is noted after injection of lipid into the lateral hypothalamus. C. The lateral hypothalamus can alter metabolism. D. Obesity is the result of damage to the lateral hypothalamus.