Sarah has been a faithful member of your study group all semester. But tonight, she not only didn't show up, but she couldn't be reached on her cell phone. You remembered that her father has been seriously ill and inferred that Sarah probably had to rush home to tend to him. Which process of perceptual organization and interpretation did you use in arriving at this conclusion?

A. impression formation
B. implicit personality theory
C. attribution theory
D. use of personal constructs

Answer: C

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The fallacy that introduces irrelevant issues to deflect attention from the subject under discussion is the __________ fallacy

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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How does the following excerpt from a classroom speech violate the guidelines for using supporting materials presented in your textbook?Hunger kills millions of people around the globe each year. According to the World Health Organization, an average of 24,362 people died of hunger or hunger-related causes every day last year.

A. It doesn't round off statistics. B. It doesn't use a qualified source for statistics. C. It doesn't use statistics to quantify ideas. D. All of these answers are correct. E. Both it doesn't use a qualified source for statistics and it doesn't use statistics to quantify ideas.

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