A Group of Ray's Friends Have Been Waiting for Ray

question 118

Multiple Choice

A group of Ray's friends have been waiting for Ray for an hour. One says, "He never remembers anything." Another says, "He's probably caught in rush hour traffic." What are these friends doing that might be of interest to a social psychologist?

• A) They are making attributions.
• B) They are reducing dissonance levels.
• C) They are conforming to the group's norms.
• D) They are forming initial impressions of Ray.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

A mechanism of evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Evolutionary Perspective

A theoretical approach that explains certain aspects of human behavior through the lens of adaptation and natural selection processes.

Human Traits

Characteristics, attributes, or features that are genetically inherited and define or distinguish humans.

Evolutionary Perspective

A theoretical approach that analyzes psychological structures and traits in terms of their usefulness and adaptive value for survival and reproduction.