The tendency for people to take personal credit for their good actions, but blame the situation for their mistakes, is known as the:
a. fundamental attribution error.
b. just-world bias
c. validity effect.
d. self-serving bias.
d
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a. The ability to raise metabolism b. The ability to cure bacterial infections without medication c. The ability to lower body temperature d. The ability to decrease intelligence
In a longitudinal study, Proctor et al. (2003) found that children who watched at least three hours of television a day ____
a. gained 40% more body fat than those who watched less than 1.5 hours a day b. earned better grades than those who watched less than 1.5 hours a day c. increased their reaction time scores by 35% compared to children who watched less than 1.5 hours a day d. were more likely to develop Type II diabetes than children who watched less than 1.5 hours a day