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According to a study by Burger and Pavelich (1994) ,voters were more likely to attribute the outcome of an election to the _______ the day after a presidential election,and to the _______ a year after the election.


A) poor weather on election day;candidate's oral presentation skills
B) candidate's oral presentation skills;poor weather on election day
C) candidate's personal traits and positions;nation's economy
D) nation's economy;candidate's personal traits and positions

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Amy,a B student,got a 100% on her first psychology test.According to the regression toward the average phenomenon,what grade should Amy expect on her second test?


A) a 75% (C)
B) another 100%
C) an 85% (B)
D) a 65% (D)

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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After reading a newspaper article about teenagers who illegally download music from the Internet,you conclude that those who engage in such behavior are morally bankrupt.It never occurs to you that the reason teenagers download music from the Internet is because they are not able to afford the price of a compact disc,or the temptation to download,coupled with the peer pressure to do so,is often great.Your thinking on this matter can be characterized by the


A) false consensus bias.
B) misinformation effect.
C) fundamental attribution error.
D) dispositional bias.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Researchers had students read debaters' speeches either supporting or attacking Cuban leader Fidel Castro.When the students were later told that each debater's position had been assigned,they


A) assumed the debater's position merely reflected the demands of the assignment.
B) described the speaker's position as poorly developed.
C) concluded that to some extent the speech reflected the speaker's true beliefs.
D) concluded that the debating coach was an effective persuader.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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You believe that although you studied for a test,you will do poorly on it.This is an example of


A) self-confirming validity.
B) a belief confirmation.
C) self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) behavioral perseverance.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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You walk into your classroom just as the class before yours is getting out.You notice two people standing by lectern at the front of the classroom: a 50-year old man and a 26-year old woman.You assume the man is the instructor and the woman is the student because most of your professors are older men.This is an example of


A) the availability heuristic.
B) the representativeness heuristic.
C) the overconfidence phenomenon.
D) the confirmation bias.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In a study conducted by Lassiter and his colleagues (2005) ,participants observed a suspect confessing during a police interview.The results indicated that participants were more likely to perceive the confession as genuine when they viewed the confession


A) live.
B) through a two-way mirror.
C) through a camera focused on the suspect.
D) through a camera focused on the detective.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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While sitting at a red light on her way to work,Amber fumes,"Why is it every time I'm late for work I get stuck at these red lights?" Amber most clearly holds a(n)


A) illusory correlation.
B) illusion of control.
C) representativeness heuristiC.
D) misattribution.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Inferring that Cinderella is truly meek as she cowers in her oppressive home is an example of how we often


A) focus on internal traits.
B) ignore temporary moods.
C) forget about situational influences.
D) notice public and private behavior.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Provide an example of the fundamental attribution error,and be sure to explain why the error is considered "fundamental."

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Describe the strengths and the weaknesses of both controlled and automatic processing.

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"Implicit" thinking that is effortless,habitual,and without awareness is called


A) controlled processing.
B) automatic processing.
C) internal processing.
D) intentional processing.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Researchers provided study participants with evidence that either risk-prone or cautious people make better firefighters.When participants wrote an explanation for the findings,they were particularly susceptible to


A) the fundamental attribution error.
B) the hindsight bias.
C) behavioral confirmation.
D) belief perseverance.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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A fellow student is consistently late for class.You assume this is because he is lazy and unorganized.What type of attribution are you making for his behavior?


A) motivational
B) dispositional
C) situational
D) illusory

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Those who make situational attributions regarding poverty and unemployment tend to adopt political positions that


A) offer more direct support to the poor.
B) are unsympathetic to the poor.
C) tend to blame the poor for their problems.
D) are more neutral regarding poverty and unemployment.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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According to _____,people who have low self-esteem prefer to receive negative rather than positive feedback about their performance on a given task.


A) controlled processing theory
B) self-verification theory
C) the confirmation bias
D) the overconfidence bias

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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When trying to recall the definition of the fundamental attribution error during an exam,you think back to what the professor was wearing when he was talking about the fundamental attribution error in class.What type of thinking is this?


A) controlled processing
B) automatic processing
C) internal processing
D) intentional processing

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Researchers had male students speak by telephone with women they thought were either attractive or unattractive.When judges later analyzed the women's comments,they found that the


A) women thought to be attractive spoke more warmly than the other women.
B) women thought to be unattractive tried harder to be likable and stimulated better conversation.
C) women thought to be attractive spoke in a more aloof and superior manner.
D) women thought to be unattractive spoke more slowly and deliberately.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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When Bob turned in his assignment late his boss believed it was because Bob is a lazy person.Bob's boss made a(n)


A) dispositional attribution.
B) situational attribution.
C) misattribution.
D) spontaneous attribution.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Each semester you repeatedly underestimate how long it will take you to complete a research paper that is due at the end of the term.Your behavior is an example of the


A) perseverance bias.
B) fundamental attribution error.
C) correspondence bias.
D) overconfidence phenomenon.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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