When 68-Year-Old Mrs

question 34

Multiple Choice

When 68-year-old Mrs. Blake had a flat tire on a fairly isolated highway, she received help from a passerby in less than 10 minutes. One year later, when she had a flat tire on a busy freeway, an hour elapsed before someone finally stopped to offer assistance. Mrs. Blake's experience best illustrates

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) the mere exposure effect.
• C) group polarization.
• D) the bystander effect.

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Definitions:

Personality Disorders

A group of mental health conditions characterized by enduring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are significantly different from cultural expectations, leading to distress or impaired functioning.

Treatment

The management and care of a patient for the purpose of combating disease or disorder.

Egodystonic

Thoughts and behaviours that do not coincide with one’s self-image (ego).

Egosyntonic

Lack of emotional responsiveness to events or situations that would normally elicit a strong negative emotional response such as heightened anxiety or depression.