Although Susan Was Only Peripherally Involved in Getting Her Friend

question 22

Multiple Choice

Although Susan was only peripherally involved in getting her friend elected as the president of the senior class, she felt her friend could never have won without her support. Susan's feeling is best thought of as an example of:

• A) egocentric bias
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) hindsight bias
• D) actor-observer bias

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Definitions:

Boyle's Law

A gas law stating that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.

Proportional

Proportional describes a relationship between two quantities where their ratio remains constant.

Compressed

The state of being pressed into less space or condensed under pressure.

New Pressure

A term referring to the stress or urgency of a situation, or in a scientific context, the change in the force exerted by a fluid per unit area.