What is it called when we attribute our own negative behavior to factors beyond our control and the same behavior of others to their personal traits?
a. Altruism.
b. The actor-observer discrepancy.
c. The bystander effect.
d. Obedience to authority.
B
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a. demonstrate decreases in aggression. b. feel socially rejected. c. experience a decrease in testosterone. d. have automatic cognitions regarding aggression.
Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary about phoneme pronunciation, as discussed in the section on speech perception?
a. George: "Humans manage to perceive the phoneme intended by the speaker, even though phoneme pronunciation is quite variable." b. Angela: "Humans tend to perceive phonemes inaccurately, but top-down processing helps to increase their accuracy." c. Jakob: "Humans have great difficulty with phoneme perception, because most speakers have sloppy phoneme pronunciation." d. Galit: "Each phoneme is pronounced in a consistent fashion, so that speech perception is remarkably accurate."
Carolyn has a master's in psychology and is working for a car manufacturer. Her job will involve the selection, hiring, and placement of new employees. Carolyn is working in the field of __________ psychology
a. environmental b. comparative c. personnel d. behavioral
In trying to explain the nature of genius, Eysenck claims that:
a. geniuses throughout history have nearly all been psychologically healthy b. there is a positive correlation between genius and psychopathology c. all paranoid schizophrenics are geniuses d. geniuses have had to exploit others to get ahead