Psy 3300: Week 3 Review

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According to Kristin Neff (2011), what term best describes the act of leaving behind comparisons with others and instead treating oneself with kindness?

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self-compassion

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In their Fidel Castro study, Jones and Harris (1967) reported that even when they knew that a position was assigned, participants still reported that the feelings articulated in the essays reflected an author's true opinions.

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participants still reported that the feelings articulated in the essays reflected an author's true opinions.

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Identify a true statement about Aria's self-efficacy in playing the piano.

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Self-efficacy is similar to self-esteem in that both grow with hard-won achievements.

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Why do people often misjudge the reasons behind others' actions according to Pronin and Ross (2006)? Options: People find causes where they look for them., People, not situations, cause events., People are biased toward others of their own community., People are partial to individuals of the opposite gender.

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People find causes where they look for them.

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In a study conducted by Lassiter and his colleagues (2002), participants observed a suspect confessing during a police interview. The results indicated that participants were more likely to perceive the confession was coerced when they viewed the confession through a camera focused on the detective.

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through a camera focused on the detective.

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Benjamin notices that when he performs poorly on a test, he tends to blame the difficulty of the exam rather than his own preparation. Which of the following is true of Malle's (2006) analysis of the actor-observer difference? Options: We are more likely to attribute our behavior to the situation when we act admirably., When explaining someone's behavior, we underestimate the extent to which it reflects the individual's traits and attitudes., We are more likely to attribute our behavior to the situation when we act badly., When we watch another person act, the environment commands our attention and that person becomes relatively invisible.

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We are more likely to attribute our behavior to the situation when we act badly.

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During a criminal justice class, Sophia learned about Daniel Lassiter's research (2002) on the camera perspective bias. She discovered that New Zealand and some parts of Canada and the United States now require that police interrogations be filmed with

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equal focus on the officer and the suspect.

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In a study conducted by Mueller and Dweck (1998), when parents consistently praised Lily unconditionally to boost her self-esteem, it resulted in

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a decrease in performance.