The tendency of people to explain their own behavior in terms of situational factors and

others' behavior in terms of dispositional factors is termed

a. belief in a just world.
b. the actor-observer effect.
c. the distinctiveness principle.
d. self-serving bias.
e. the fundamental attribution error.

b. the actor-observer effect.

Psychology

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The information-processing theory likens many aspects of human thinking to the functioning of

animals. high-level business companies. computers. athletic teams.

Psychology

Dr. Robarg is an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist. Which of the following would NOT be an area of interest for Dr. Robarg?

a) decision making b) psychotherapy with depressed workers c) personnel selection, training and evaluation d) the conditions that influence work motivation and job performance

Psychology