Last week Taunisha's notebook was stolen at the high school. Her parents claim that it
was her fault the notebook was stolen because she should have known better than to leave
her locker unlocked.
Her parents told her, "That's what you get when you're not
careful." Their comments reflect an idea called the
a. the actor-observer effect.
b. the self-serving bias.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. the belief in a just world.
e. the distinctiveness principle.
d. the belief in a just world.
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a. bipolar disorder c. obsessive compulsive anxiety disorder b. hysteria d. phobia
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