Alexis promised her boyfriend Marcus that she would pick up his shirts from the drycleaners, but she neglected to do so because she was distracted by work obligations. When he gets home and sees that he has no clean shirts, he thinks, "she really just doesn't care about my needs at all. I'm so sick of this." Marcus is using ____ attributions to explain why Alexis did not pick up his shirts
a. relationship-threatening
b. situational
c. distancing
d. distress-maintaining
d
Psychology
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a. learned relationships between behaviors and consequences. b. the relationship between physical and mental health. c. interpersonal relationships and the significance of the self. d. unconscious motivation and conflict. e. the influence of early childhood experiences.
Psychology
You've heard that parents treat sons and daughters similarly, except for behavior explicitly related to gender roles. Explain. Does it differ from mothers to fathers?
What will be an ideal response?
Psychology