Sometimes when we encounter behavior that is unpleasant or unexpected, we assume that something about the person—and not the situation—caused the behavior. In this sense, lay people are most like

a. sociologists.
b. personality psychologists.
c. social psychologists.
d. philosophers.

Answer: B

Psychology

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A) coaching. B) socializing. C) modeling. D) conspiring.

Psychology

A character in a movie was given a prescription for an anticonvulsant by a psychiatrist. Although the movie has yet to reveal the character's specific psychological disorder, based on the prescription you believe he suffers from

a) schizophrenia. b) rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. c) panic disorder. d) somatoform disorder.

Psychology