The "fundamental attribution error" refers to our tendency to ________
A) overestimate the role of situations in causing our own behavior
B) assume that we can do no wrong
C) overestimate the role of dispositions in causing others' behavior
D) overestimate the role of others in causing our own behavior
E) overestimate the role of situations in causing others' behavior
Answer: C
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a. ?Respond as thoroughly and honestly as possible to the test questions. b. ?Consult with a lawyer and consider whether the request made by the potential employer is legal. c. ?Fully educate herself regarding the test and make an informed decision about whether to proceed. d. ?Review the guidelines of the American Financial Services Association as well as the American Civil Liberties Union.
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A. Selective B. Divided C. Inattentive D. Lateralized
Areas of the brain that are specific to task switching include the _____________ and the extrastriate visual cortex
a. superior temporal cortex c. inferior parietal lobe b. inferior colliculus d. anterior cingulate
Relaxation of your arm would be expected to lengthen the extrafusal fibers. This would in turn lead to a(n) ________ firing rate of the ________
a. increased; GTO fibers b. increased; muscle spindles c. decreased; GTO fibers d. decreased; muscle spindles e. decreased; alpha motor neurons