When people make dispositional attributions for their successes and make situational attributions for their failures, they are demonstrating
a. the fundamental attribution error. b. the actor-observer effect.
c. a self-serving bias.
d. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
e. the elaboration likelihood model.
c
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Low birth weight has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of
a. heart disease. b. schizophrenia. c. mental retardation. d. delayed motor and mental development.
Which of the following best describes the public's opinion, from 1947 to 2007, regarding the involvement of doctors in helping a terminally ill patient end their life?
a. Unchanged b. Significantly more acceptant c. Marginally more acceptant d. Marginally less acceptant
In his classroom, Mr. Palinco introduces activities that build on his students' current thinking, challenging their incorrect ways of viewing the world, but he is careful not to impose new skills before the children indicate they are interested and ready
Mr. Palinco is adhering to which educational principle derived from Piaget's theory? A) sensitivity to children's readiness to learn B) assisted discovery C) discovery learning D) acceptance of individual differences
Ensuring that all variables are constant in an experiment, except for the independent variable, is called
a. random sampling. b. experimental control. c. random assignment. d. experimental manipulation.