Psychology was first established as an independent discipline in:
a. the first century when Greek philosophers questioned the nature of the human soul
b. 1892 when G. Stanley Hall founded the American Psychological Association
c. 1956 when Chomsky, Miller, and Simon showed that cognitive processes could be studied using empirical methods
d. 1879 when Wundt established a research laboratory to study conscious experience
D
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Which type of attribution is a person making when a person's behavior is attributed to a personality trait or disposition?
a. internal b. external c. distinctiveness d. consensus
Larice knows that her employee, Bonnie, is a very good mother and takes excellent care of her children. When it comes time to assess her work performance, she ignores the many mistakes that Bonnie has made at work and gives her a stellar evaluation. Larice has fallen prey to
A. an anchoring fallacy. B. the halo effect. C. the leniency error. D. a critical incident.
A limitation of the trait theory is that
a. it is descriptive rather than explanatory. c. both a & b. b. it is not scientifically based. d. none of these.