Personality Variables Volunteer Subjects May Differ from Nonvolunteers in That

question 43

Multiple Choice

Personality Variables Volunteer subjects may differ from nonvolunteers in that volunteers may be

• A)less authoritarian.
• B)more politically and socially liberal.
• C)more intelligent.
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, either attributing them to internal dispositions or external situations.

Central Route

A method of persuasion that involves thoughtful consideration of the arguments and evidence presented.

Role Playing

An educational or therapeutic technique in which individuals act out roles in particular scenarios to understand those situations or practice responding to them.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The bias of attributing others' actions to their character or personality while underestimating situational influences.