Each General Statement Is Followed by Several Examples

question 8

Multiple Choice

Each general statement is followed by several examples. Select the example that does not clearly illustrate the generalization. Thanks to vaccines, we have eliminated some terrible, life-threatening diseases.

• A) The polio vaccine has virtually eradicated that disease in the West.
• B) Before the 1960s, smallpox killed about 2 million people a year, but the smallpox vaccine got rid of the disease.
• C) Researchers still hope to perfect a vaccine against the deadly virus that causes HIV and AIDS.
• D) For the children in the United States, a vaccine has largely eliminated whooping cough (pertussis).

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Definitions:

Ultimate Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute negative behaviors of an outgroup member to their character while attributing positive behaviors to situational factors.

Ingroup Actions

Refers to the behaviors and activities that are conducted by members within a specific group, often aimed at achieving the group's goals or maintaining its cohesion.

False Consensus Effect

Seeing our own behaviour as being more typical than it really is.

Inflated Grade

A grade that is higher than what would be justified by the student's actual performance, often resulting from grade inflation.