Jesse was driving when someone cut in front of her and sped away down the highway. Jesse assumed that person was probably late for work or in the middle of an emergency. Jesse's assessment is an example of a(n) __________
a. internal attribution
b. external attribution
c. attribution error
d. self-serving bias
Answer: B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. overly permissive B. power assertive C. authoritative D. authoritarian
Blaming a person or a group of people for conditions not of their making is called
a. circumvention. b. reaction formation. c. scapegoating. d. sublimation.
___________ is likely to lead to an actual change in beliefs, rather than simply acting a certain way but maintaining conflicting beliefs.
a. Group think b. Normative influence c. Social loafing d. Informational influence