Last month, Sam wrecked his parents' new SUV. The parents decided the accident occurred because Sam is not a good driver. This illustrates:
a. an internal attribution
b. an external attribution
c. a self-serving bias
d. cognitive dissonance
A
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a. the lens would focus images in front of the retina in her left eye. b. the pupil in her left eye would dilate and let in too much light energy. c. the lens would focus images behind the retina in her left eye. d. the pupil in her left eye would constrict and not let in sufficient light energy.
Some of the most prominent modern theories of the mood disorders focus primarily on cognitive factors. You learned in Chapter 9 that some theorists believe the experience of emotion is heavily influenced by cognitive factors. In what ways do some of these cognitive theories of emotion agree with theories about cognitive factors in the etiology of the mood disorders?
What will be an ideal response?
If there is greater concordance (agreement) in criminal behavior between monozygotic twins, who fully share their genetic code, than dizygotic twins, who share only half of their genetic code, what might we conclude?
a. Aggressiveness is due to evolution. b. Aggressiveness is related to genetics. c. Interpreting social cues as aggressive is passed from one generation to the next. d. Identical twins are more likely to be rewarded for acting aggressively.
Without understanding the thought process motivating the patient's behavior, it would probably be impossible to determine whether a patient had ________ personality disorder or ________ personality disorder
a. narcissistic; antisocial b. dependent; narcissistic c. borderline; histrionic d. schizoid; avoidant