The tendency for us to blame people and underestimate the environment for causing behavior is known as the:

Related Mcqs:

1. College students routinely underestimate how much time it was take them to complete assigned course projects. This best illustrates the impact of:

   A. the representativeness heuristic B. framing C. overconfidence D. functional fixedness...

2. The tendency for people to adopt the behavior and opinions of other group members is known as_________?

   A. Conformity B. Social norms C. Compliance D. Mastery...

3. Our tendency to establish and maintain warm relationships with people if they are physically attractive is best explained in terms of:

   A. social exchange theory B. the just- world phenomenon C. the bystander effect D. the foot- in- the- door phenomenon...

4. Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as:

   A. carcinogens B. teratogens C. chorionic villi D. antigens...

5. The school of psychology that argue that nearly all behavior is a result of conditioning and the environment shapes behaviors is labeled __________?

   A. gestalt, Wertheimer B. psychoanalytic, Freud C. behaviorism, Titchener D. behaviorism, Watson...

6. What type of motivational approach placed the emphasis for behavior and directed activity directly on the environment?

   A. Behaviorist approach B. Instrumental approach C. Nature approach D. Environmental approach...

7. The tendency to perceive continuous patterns in stimuli is known as _________________?

   A. good continuation B. closure C. proximity D. None of these...

8. The tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ___________________ effect?

   A. next-in-line B. misinformation C. serial position D. spacing...

9. The body’s tendency to maintain a constant internal state is Known as:

   A. instinct B. refractory period C. homeostasis D. metabolism...

10. The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color, or form is known as:

    A. closure B. continuation C. similarity D. nearness...