Consider the Following Scenario: When Discussing Her Recent Grades, Sherri

question 114

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scenario: when discussing her recent grades, Sherri indicated that very well in Math and attributes her success to studying very hard. Even though she studi equally hard for Chemistry, Sherri failed the exam but explains this failure in terms of her professor. This is an example of:

• A) primacy effect
• B) stereotype threat
• C) self-serving bias
• D) depressive realism
• E) fundamental attribution error

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Definitions:

Bell Shaped

Descriptive of a graph or distribution which is symmetrical and has its highest point in the middle, tapering off evenly on both sides, characteristic of a normal distribution.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped probability distribution characterized by its mean and standard deviation, frequently occurring in nature and statistics.

Symmetric

A characteristic of an object or a distribution in which it is identical in shape on both sides of a central axis.

Skewed

Describing a distribution that is not symmetrical, where one tail is longer or fatter than the other, indicating a deviation from the normal distribution.