You Are in the Process of Buying a New Car

question 519

Multiple Choice

You are in the process of buying a new car and are discussing your future purchase with your friend Chris. With regard to a Ford car that you are considering, Chris tells you that he dislikes it very much; but of the other friends you have talked to, he is the only person who feels this way about the car. Chris has also told you that he dislikes every other car you are considering. Assuming that Chris continues to feel this way about the Ford, you would most likely make a ________.

• A)personal attribution that Chris is overly critical of cars
• B)situational attribution that the car you are considering is not a good one
• C)personal attribution that the car you are considering is not a good one
• D)situational attribution that Chris is overly critical of cars

Understand how psychological dysfunction can arise from individual perceptions and societal pressures.

Recognize different approaches to therapy and their targeted outcomes.

Differentiate between various forms of therapy and support groups.

Understand the social and environmental factors that contribute to stress in minority groups.

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Definitions:

Filipino Repatriation Act

A U.S. law enacted in 1935 encouraging Filipinos living in the United States to return to the Philippines by offering them government-funded transportation and other incentives.

Free Transportation

A service or system that offers travel or movement without charge to the users.

Filipinos

Refers to the people originating from or living in the Philippines, a Southeast Asian country.

Indian New Deal

Phrase that refers to the reforms implemented for Native Americans during the New Deal era. John Collier, the commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), increased the access Native Americans had to relief programs and employed more Native Americans at the BIA. He worked to pass the Indian Reorganization Act. However, the version of the act passed by Congress was a much diluted version of Collier’s original proposal and did not greatly improve the lives of Native Americans.