Which of the Following Is Not a Research Result Presented

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a research result presented in The Social Animal as support for the idea that people are prone to make self-serving explanations of their own behavior?

• A) Students attribute success on their exams to personal effort or ability but attribute poor exam scores to an unfair test or bad luck.
• B) Gamblers attribute success to skill, and loss to a fluke.
• C) Married people overestimate the amount of housework they contribute so that if each person's contributions were added up, they would add up to more than 100%.
• D) People working in two-person teams on a skill task accept responsibility for success but also accept personal responsibility for the failure of the team.

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Definitions:

Dorsal Raphe Nucleus

A nucleus located in the brainstem involved in the release of serotonin and implicated in the regulation of mood, sleep, and anxiety.

Learned Helplessness

An instance where a person is overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness, caused by either a distressing event or continual lack of success.

Contingency Blocking

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously learned association prevents the learning of a new association.

Latent Learning

A learning process that occurs without any immediate expression of the learned behavior or association until a suitable motivation is provided.