What Specific Challenges Are Presented by the High-Altitude Environment,and What

question 16

Essay

What specific challenges are presented by the high-altitude environment,and what mechanisms are involved in human adaptation to high altitude by permanent residents and lowlanders?

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Definitions:

Actor-observer Difference

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to situational factors while attributing others' actions to their personal characteristics.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences actions in a way that causes the belief to become true.

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about one's social group, which can hinder performance in activities related to those stereotypes.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situational factors in explaining other people's behavior.