The Part of a Person's Self-Concept That Is Based on His

question 117

Multiple Choice

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his or her identification with a particular social group in society is called __________.

• A) the fundamental attribution error
• B) self-serving bias
• C) ethnocentrism
• D) social identity

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Definitions:

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental stimuli and behavioral responses, often distinguished as classical or operant conditioning.

Cognitive Components

The aspects of thinking and understanding, including perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning, emphasizing the consequences of behavior in shaping future actions.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs and salivation.