According to Comte, During the Middle Ages Most People in Europe

question 159

Multiple Choice

According to Comte, during the Middle Ages most people in Europe thought of society as

• A) a system operating according to its own laws.
• B) chaotic and having little form.
• C) an expression of God's will.
• D) a reflection of our human nature.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute causes for successes and failures in a way that defends their self-esteem, typically blaming external factors for failures.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people that often underestimate individual differences and can lead to prejudice and discrimination.

Response Tendencies

The habitual ways in which individuals react to certain stimuli or situations, often developed through experience or conditioning.