The tendency to give too much emphasis to personal factors when accounting for other people's actions is called ________
a. the Peter principle
b. the fundamental attribution error
c. the primacy effect
d. defensive attribution
Answer: b
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a. Cooing c. Prosody b. Babbling d. Baby talk
A syllogism is __________
a. a logical truth b. only applicable to abstract problems c. a three-statement logical form d. an ancient, but flawed system
In contrast to research on reduced anxiety and inhibition, recent research on psychopathy has focused upon
a) empathy among psychopaths. b) the psychopaths' ability to learn under different conditions. c) distress among psychopaths. d) suicidal ideas among psychopaths.
Stress hardiness is:
a. Absence of chronic stressors due to time spent in planning and a focus on personal wellness b. The poor awareness of stressors, which leads to lower stressor reactivity c. The point at which, after prolonged exposure to chronic stressors, an individual no longer feels stress d. A mindset exhibited by an individual that makes him or her resistant to the negative impacts of stressful circumstances and events