The tendency for people to take personal credit for their good actions, but blame the situation for their mistakes, is known as the:

a. fundamental attribution error.
b. just-world bias
c. validity effect.
d. self-serving bias.


d

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a. physical growth and development of the body, brain, and nervous system. b. organism's ability to adapt to changing conditions. c. sum of all the external conditions affecting development. d. transmission of physical and psychological characteristics from parent to offspring.

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Which of the following treatments means that mental health professionals must understand and address issues of race, culture, and ethnicity?

a. Sociocultural b. Psychosocial c. Psychocultural d. Multicultural

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The career concerns of adults, as well as how they cope with these concerns, are referred to as

career: A) stages. B) excellence. C) maturity. D) performance.

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The chemical and structural changes that occur in neurons and neural connections when memories are formed are collectively known as ________

a. automaticity b. reciprocity c. long-term potentiation d. priming

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