Research on Self-Perception Indicates That Most People

question 52

Multiple Choice

Research on self-perception indicates that most people

• A)feel more personally responsible for their failures than for their successes.
• B)view themselves very favorably in comparison to most others.
• C)underestimate the accuracy of their beliefs and judgments.
• D)are unrealistically pessimistic about their personal future.

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

The application or addition of a stimulus that increases or maintains the probability of some behaviour.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens a desired behavior.

Punishment

A consequence given to reduce the occurrence of a particular behavior.

Modelling

The process of representing a real-world system or phenomenon through a set of mathematical equations, simulations, or physical replicas.