Lopez Was Injured at Work When a Warehouse Shelving Unit

question 98

Multiple Choice

Lopez was injured at work when a warehouse shelving unit fell on him. According to attribution theory, his co- workers assumed the accident was due to the shelves being improperly anchored to the wall. His coworkers are guilty of_____ .

• A) fundamental attribution error
• B) reactive perception error
• C) error of culpability
• D) proactive perceptual error
• E) defensive bias

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

The protruding parts of a neuron that receive messages from the axons of other cells.

Synapses

Junctions between neurons where nerve impulses are transmitted or received, crucial for brain function and communication within the nervous system.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli and conduct them toward the cell body.