"I didn't do well on that exam because the teacher is unfair" is an example of a

a. situational attribution.
b. causal attribution.
c. causation.
d. dispositional attribution.


ANSWER: a

Sociology

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This area controls a vast majority of the world’s wealth while producing a highly skilled workforce that is controlled through wage payment.

a. core b. periphery c. supra-periphery d. semi-periphery

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Economist Paul Krugman points out that _____ has actually reduced the demand for white-collar workers

a. technological progress b. increased manufacturing c. the rise of the big-box store d. unionization of blue-collar jobs

Sociology

Because colorblind racism is characterized by the insistence that the individual espousing it sees no differences among races, colorblind racism may hide

A. stereotype interchangeability B. White privilege C. pluralist frustration D. institutional racism

Sociology