If we observe someone donating to a charity during the holiday season, we probably assume she is a generous person. This is called the:
a. false consensus hypothesis
b. actor-observer bias
c. self-serving bias
d. locus of control effect
b
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a. hierarchy b. activities, rituals c. type d. history
Which of Freud’s personality types does Steve display? What evidence is there for it? What would have caused it?
What will be an ideal response?
If I am given 10 math problems, and I can and do solve the first nine in the same way, I may struggle with the tenth problem if it requires a different method to solve it. This best illustrates the concept of
A) the salience of surface properties. B) thin slicing. C) mental sets. D) hindsight bias.
In comparison to teen males:
a. fewer teen females attempt suicide. b. more teen females commit suicide. c. teen females attempt more violent suicides. d. none of these