A person says, “She thinks that way because she’s a woman.” Another says, “He believes that because he was raised as a Catholic.” These are examples of

A) prejudice.
B) mindfulness.
C) overattribution.
D) attribution.

Answer: C

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In Louise's speech about various golf grips and strokes, Louise used several golf clubs and demonstrated the moves herself. According to your textbook's guidelines on the use of presentation aids, was this a good technique?

a. Yes; a speaker can serve as a presentation aid to demonstrate how something works or is done. b. Yes, but only if other objects or charts are used in conjunction with the speaker's movements. c. No; Louise should have used someone else to demonstrate, so that she could keep speaking. d. No; demonstrations like this are distracting and too informal for a public speech.

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Mass communicators may be forced to defend libel cases in courtrooms thousands of miles from where they live and work, according to the Supreme Court’s decision in:

a) Calder v. Jones; b) Bindrim v. Mitchell; c) Braun v. Chronicle Publishing Co.; d) Herbert v. Lando; e) Gertz v. Welch.

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