The Neurotransmitter Dopamine Is Associated with Systems That

question 51

Multiple Choice

The neurotransmitter dopamine is associated with systems that

• A) respond to reward.
• B) generate acute feelings of anxiety.
• C) block the effects of opiates.
• D) generate vertigo.

Recognize and explain the actor-observer effect and the fundamental attribution error.

Understand interpersonal attraction and the factors influencing it.

Identify strategies for obtaining social information about others.

Explain the concept of proximity in relation to interpersonal attraction.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first better than information that is presented later.

Stereotyping

is the act of categorizing individuals into groups and making assumptions about them based on generalizations.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of their own and others' behaviors and outcomes.