Barbara refuses to use the "not at all" and the "extremely" response options on a rating scale. Which rating error does this exemplify?
a. acquiescent response set
b. logical error in rating
c. leniency bias
d. central tendency bias
d
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A. surface B. heuristic C. prototype D. set
According to humanists, the mental perspective that you use to interpret events is referred to as one's
a. ego ideal. b. perceptual constancy. c. frame of reference. d. ideal self.
"I got an A on the test because I studied hard.". This is a(n) ____ attribution
a. stable external b. stable internal c. unstable external d. unstable internal
Which of the following is true of the relationship between Darwin’s work and the work of his contemporaries??
a. ?Wallace’s work on evolution was largely plagiarized from Darwin’s work. b. ?Malthus’s ideas about competition for limited resources was elaborated on by Darwin c. ?FitzRoy was an outspoken defender of Darwin’s work. d. ?Lamarck adamantly believed that species did not and could not change over time.