The cognitive process of deciding who or what caused an event is

a. attribution.
b. balance theory.
c. cognitive dissonance.
d. confirmation bias.


a

Psychology

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Social cognitive theory pays too little attention to genetic factors.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The g-factor refers to

a. the variability of intelligence that is due to genetic factors. b. one's verbal intelligence. c. one's performance intelligence. d. general mental abilities.

Psychology

Psychologist Robert Cialdini coined a term to describe the tendency for a person who has refused a major request to later be more likely to comply with a minor request. The term for this compliance approach is called the

a. foot-in-the-door effect. b. door-in-the-face effect. c. lowball technique. d. highball technique.

Psychology

Lifespring, the Garden company, the Forum, and other commercial programs that claim to increase self-awareness and facilitate constructive personal change are examples of

a. therapeutic encounter groups. b. humanistic family therapy. c. large-group psychodrama training. d. large-group awareness training.

Psychology