A. Fundamental attribution error
B. Attribution of negative causality
C. Self- serving bias
D. Cognitive dissonance model
Related Mcqs:
- John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?
A. Nice- factor theory
B. Face satisfaction theory
C. Dissatisfaction theory
D. Opponent process theory - Attributing one’s success on an exam to one’s intelligence and one’s failure to the unfairness of the test is an example of_________?
A. a confirmation bias
B. the fundamental attributional error
C. the actor- observer attribution
D. a defensive attribution
E. a self- serving bias - A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?
A. rationalization
B. fantasy
C. projection
D. displacement - Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn’t recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:
A. Context effects
B. Perceptual adaptation
C. Proximity
D. Visual capture - Professor Vasquez believes that nearly all psychological disorders can ultimately be traced to abnormalities in brain chemistry, Professor Vasquez:
A. evolutionary perspective
B. biological perspective
C. humanistic perspective
D. cognitive perspective - When you go over to visit your friend’s new baby, your friend exclaims, “Watch this! Every time I touch his cheek he turns his mouth towards my finger!” Because you’ve taken psychology, you know that this phenomenon is called the______reflex.
A. grasping
B. complementary
C. rooting
D. startle - When Professor ljaz nervously began teaching a university class for the first time, he overestimated the extent to which his student would notice that he was anxious. His reaction best illustrates:
A. reciprocal determinism
B. self-serving bias
C. the spotlight effect
D. an Electra complex - if a professor accused you of cheating on a test your adrenal glands would probably release ________into your bloodstream.
A. epinephrine
B. insulin
C. serotonin
D. acetylcholine - Bashir explains his failing grade on a term paper by saying that her really didn’t work very hard at it. According to Weiner’s model Bashir is making an______attribution about his failure.
A. internal- stable
B. internal- unstable
C. external- stable
D. external- unstable
