You observe a person at the grocery store get angry and yell at the cashier. Which of these attributions illustrates the fundamental attribution error?
a) the yeller is a mean, angry person
b) the cashier is overworked
c) the yeller has had a bad day
d) the cashier has had a bad day
a
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In the context of assessment of personality, identify a true statement about research on gender and ethnic issues
a. Girls exhibit higher levels of depression than boys in the same age group. b. Women tend to score lower than men on tests measuring assertiveness. c. Women are more often diagnosed with depression than are men. d. All of these are correct.
According to Piaget, when our internal thoughts are consistent with the evidence we are receiving from the world, we are experiencing
a. plasticity. b. equilibration. c. cognitive dissonance. d. fixation.
Which refers to the belief that self-meanings can continue after the person has died?
a. Temporal meanings b. Symbolic immortality c. Reincarnation d. Religion
The qualities of parental behavior that are associated with children who are securely attached resembles the parenting style Baumrind calls _______.
a. authoritarian b. authoritative c. permissive d. tough love