Define the fundamental attribution error and provide an example
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The tendency for observers to overestimate the causal influence of personality factors on behavior and to underestimate the causal role of situational influence.
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Research exploring the so-called "Mozart Effect" has resulted in which of the following outcomes?
A) Improvements in intellectual ability were either absent or minimal and temporary. B) Children forced to listen to this music actually suffered a decrease in intellectual ability due to deficits in alertness. C) Significant improvements in intellectual ability were found in longitudinal studies. D) There was such a variety of findings that no one conclusion was supported by a majority of the research.
According to a news report, a man woke up in a hotel room in a strange city with no memory of who he is. The man is probably suffering from
a) schizophrenia. b) depersonalization. c) dissociative fugue. d) retrograde biogenic amnesia.