Suppose You and Your Family Are Moving to a New

question 103

Multiple Choice

Suppose you and your family are moving to a new apartment. Your little brother has an excellent memory, so he is put in charge of remembering what items are packed in which boxes. Your mother usually takes care of the bills, so she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.) , you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____.

• A)deindividuation
• B)the commons dilemma
• C)groupthink
• D)transactive memory

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Definitions:

Perceptual Errors

Mistakes in judgment or understanding that occur when a person's perceptions are influenced by the biases or limitations of human perception.

Observations

The action or process of closely monitoring or taking notice of something or someone, often for scientific or research purposes.

Experience

Relates to the knowledge or skills acquired through direct participation in events or activities over time.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that involves placing undue emphasis on internal characteristics to explain someone else's behavior in a given situation, rather than considering external factors.