______________ refers to the tendency to overestimate dispositional influences (and underestimate situational influences) when explaining another person's behavior
a. Cognitive dissonance
b. The fundamental attribution error
c. Diffusion of responsibility
d. Deindividuation
Answer: b
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Lisa, a college student, had a great time at the party last
night. She danced, sang karaoke, and even played the "rock band" video game—all behaviors that she had never exhibited in public before. She had been drinking the "punch" all night long, which she was told contained high levels of alcohol. Lisa was quite surprised to find out the next morning that the punch did NOT contain any alcohol. What concept may explain Lisa's behavior? A) The Rosenthal effect B) Illusory correlations C) The nocebo effect D) The placebo effect
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social group. crowds; cliques cliques; crowds groups; pods pods; groups
Research on bifoveal fixation suggests that newborns can fixate bifoveally in some situations. However, newborns' range of bifoveal fixation is limited compared to that of adults
Which of the following best describes all the possible changes in the ability to fixate bifoveally that could occur after birth? a. the ability can be maintained or decline b. the ability can grow, stay the same, or decline c. the ability can grow or stay undeveloped d. the ability is unlikely to change after birth