You chose your major because of all the opportunities available in the health field, while your roommate chose a degree in finance because he tends to be “greedy and money-hungry.” In attributing causes to you and your roommate’s behaviours, what have you exhibited?

A. the lowball technique
B. social stereotyping
C. attributional discrimination
D. the actor-observer bias


D. The actor-observer bias

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a. stimulus control. b. REM rebound. c. cataplexy. d. sensory deprivation.

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Who introduced the concept of a Type A behaviour pattern?

A) Cannon and Selye B) Glass and Singer C) Friedman and Rosenman D) Holmes and Rahe

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Which of the following is a social influence on children's thinking?

a. parents b. other children c. the culture as a whole d. all of the above

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Desire psychology has been seen in children as young as six months of age.

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

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