Juan Is in the Process of Forming an Opinion About

question 299

Multiple Choice

Juan is in the process of forming an opinion about someone when a friend, who is taking a psychology class, tells him to avoid making snap judgements and to carefully consider the evidence. The net result of this advice is that Juan feels more accountable for his opinions. The advice of Juan's friend should most likely decrease

• A)the recency effect
• B)the primacy effect
• C)the fundamental attribution error
• D)the self-serving bias

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Definitions:

Vicarious Experiences

Learning or emotional experiences gained by watching, reading about, or hearing about the actions of others rather than through direct personal experience.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

Modeling

A learning method where individuals ascertain how to act or perform by observing others, often used in cognitive psychology and behavioral analysis.

Surgery

A branch of medicine that involves the treatment of diseases, injuries, or deformations by manual or operative procedures.