Tim feels that he has worked very hard to get his promotion. However when his last sales pitch did not end up in a sale he attributed the failure to the fact that the company he was "pitching to" was having financial difficulties. Tim's behavior is an illustration of __________
a. the actor-observer effect c. the self-serving bias
b. the foot-in-the-door technique d. a fundamental attribution error
C
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When non-English speaking children are initially taught in their native language, while at the same time learning English, the technique is called __________.
A. bilingualism B. bilingual education C. pragmatics D. metalinguistics
The basal ganglia, substantia nigra, and red nucleus are important for which of the following functions?
a. memory b. motor control c. sympathetic nervous system control d. emotion
Bearing in mind that both sides of the brain are involved in most activities, identify which of the following is (are) more closely associated with the left hemisphere:
a. enjoying a musical recording b. wiggling the left big toe c. giving a speech in class d. balancing a checkbook e. recognizing a long-lost friend
A characteristic that first shows up in the formal operations stage is __________.
A. irreversibility B. egocentrism C. abstract thinking D. logical thinking