People Make Judgements About the Causes of Their Own and Other

question 443

Multiple Choice

People make judgements about the causes of their own and other people's behaviours. For these judgements, psychologists specifically use the term ____________________.

• A)attitudes
• B)stereotypes
• C)social norms
• D)attributions

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Definitions:

Psychological Development

The changes in cognitive, emotional, and social capacities and behaviors across the lifespan, influenced by biological, environmental, and cultural factors.

Life Span

The length of time for which a person or organism lives or a thing functions.

Physical Maturation

The process of physical growth and development, from infancy through adulthood, including the development of both primary and secondary sex characteristics.

Parents

Caregivers of offspring in their own species; in humans, typically comprised of a father and mother, who provide physical, emotional, and social support for their children.