Jason Is Buying a New IPhone This Semester, as Are

question 167

Multiple Choice

Jason is buying a new iPhone this semester, as are most of his friends. According to Malle's work on attribution, what will Jason most likely think when he sees his friends buying an iPhone?

• A)"Maybe I won't buy the iPhone."
• B)"I want to be just like them!"
• C)"What a bunch of conformists!"
• D)"My friends have done their research."

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Definitions:

ERP

Event-Related Potentials; brain responses that are the direct result of a specific sensory, cognitive, or motor event.

Brain Activity

The functioning and processes occurring within the brain, including neural activity and the coordination of mental and physical actions.

Medulla

The base of the brainstem; controls vital life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.

Pons

A crucial structure in the brainstem that plays key roles in sleep and dreaming, arousal, and coordination of movement.