A reporter covering a price fixing trial felt that the alleged price fixer was a crook. The alleged price fixer testified that his boss pressured him to engage in illegal activities. The alleged price fixer felt that the reporter's stories about the trial were the product of a vindictive and nasty mind. The price fixer explained his own behaviour ________ and that of the reporter ________.

A) situationally; situationally
B) dispositionally, dispositionally
C) situationally; dispositionally
D) dispositionally; situationally
E) desperately, consistently


Ans: C) situationally; dispositionally

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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b. It increases the sensitivity of the postsynaptic cell to acetylcholine. c. It blocks further release of the transmitter acetylcholine. d. It breaks acetylcholine down into components for recycling.

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Drugs that increase the functioning of the central and peripheral nervous systems are known as

a. narcotics. b. stimulants. c. depressants. d. hallucinogens.

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