Dr. Davis has incorrectly hospitalized someone who is not dangerous. Dr. Eliot has incorrectly released someone from the hospital who is, in fact, still dangerous. Dr. Davis has made a ___________ error, while Dr. Eliot has made a __________ error
a. justifiable / unjustifiable
b. unjustifiable / justifiable
c. false positive / false negative
d. false negative / false positive
Answer: c.
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Freud's idea "Einfall" was translated to English into the term ____ which means something other than what Freud implied in the original German.?
a. ?rationalization b. ?free association c. ?penis envy d. ?dream analysis e. ?fixation
How does the fundamental attribution error (FAE) differ from the actor-observer effect (AOE)?
a. They make opposite predictions. b. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about ourselves. c. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about ourselves, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others. d. They make similar predictions, but the FAE focuses on attributions that we make about others, while the AOE concerns attributions that we make about others AND attributions that we make about ourselves.