You believe that your roommate didn't clean up the dirty dishes in the kitchen last night because he was exhausted after an unusually busy day at work. You are making a(n) _____ attribution.
A. Internal
B. External
C. Institutional
D. Biased
B. External
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It has been reported that average scores on national exams such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have declined in recent years. Researchers interested in exploring this intensively interview students who just took the exam, took it last year, and took it five years ago. This method is __________.
A. longitudinal B. experimental C. correlational D. cross-sectional
The more oysters you open, the greater your chances of finding a pearl, but you cannot predict when you will find one. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?
a. Fixed-interval b. Variable-interval c. Fixed-ratio d. Variable-ratio
One disadvantage of cross-sectional studies is that the differences between ages may be due to __________________, and not developmental factors
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Regarding the two-step process of perception, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) ?Much, if not all, of this two-step process is unconscious so that we are usually aware only of the result, the percept. B) ?Each sense translates a specific type of physical energy into patterns of activity in the neurons. C) ?Scientists use introspection to study how messages are streamed back to your brain to form your percept. D) ?The senses act as data reduction systems, sending only th