What kind of attribution is being made in each case, situational or dispositional?

a. A man says, "My wife has sure become a grouchy person."
b. The same man says, "I'm grouchy because I had a bad day at the office."
c. A woman reads about high unemployment in poor communities and says, "Well, if those people weren't so lazy, they would find work."


a. dispositional
b. situational
c. dispositional

Psychology

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A. fluid intelligence does decline; however, crystallized intelligence holds steady and can improve B. crystallized intelligence does decline; however, fluid intelligence holds steady and can improve C. both fluid and crystallized intelligence decline with age D. both fluid and crystallized intelligence improve with age

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A. a genotype B. a phenotype C. natural selection D. interactionism

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a) are more likely to occur when attention is overloaded. b) occur because of the failure of an ironic monitoring process. c) can be explained by a three-factor theory of cognitive control. d) occur because the intentional operating process operates too efficiently.

Psychology