If the cause of a behavior is assigned based on the environment in which it occurred, the assignment was based on:
A. trait attribution.
B. cognitive attribution.
C. situational attribution.
D. impression formation.
Answer: C
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A. Anxiety symptom B. Somatic symptom C. Dissociative symptom D. Psychophysiological symptom
According to Siegler's "overlapping waves theory," cognitive development is best conceptualized as
a. random in nature. b. a set of stages. c. controlled by unconscious factors. d. a process of variability, choice, and changes.
Kohlberg's method for studying the development of moral reasoning was to
a. ask children to respond to stories involving moral dilemmas. b. conduct cross-sectional research. c. conduct a series of longitudinal studies involving moral dilemmas. d. place children in positions in which their honesty and truthfulness could be tested and observed. e. place adults in situations involving children's moral dilemmas.
Marty is severely retarded, yet he is able to compute numbers faster than most people can using a hand-held calculator. His ability is classified as ______
a. giftedness c. fluid intelligence b. savant performance d. selective intellect