A Criticism of Social-Cognitive Theories Has Been That They

question 86

Multiple Choice

A criticism of social-cognitive theories has been that they

• A) overestimate the importance of unconscious factors in personality.
• B) fail to acknowledge the pervasive nature of self-serving bias.
• C) underestimate the importance of enduring personality traits.
• D) overlook the results of contemporary research on learning processes.

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Definitions:

P(A)

The probability of event A occurring in a statistical context.

Complement

In mathematics, a complement refers to the elements not in the subset of interest within a given set. In general language, it means something that completes or goes well with something.

P(A And B)

The probability that events A and B both occur.

P(A Or B)

The probability that at least one of two events, A or B, will occur.