An Electrical Device Generates Heat as It Works, Losing Energy

question 85

Short Answer

An electrical device generates heat as it works, losing energy in a way that is explained by the second law of ______.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and underestimate situational factors when explaining someone else's behavior.

Self-serving Bias

The tendency to attribute personal successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Attribution Theory

A concept in social psychology that explores how individuals infer the causes of others' behavior, attributing it to either internal dispositions or external situations.

Internal And External Attributions

The process of explaining one's own behavior and the behavior of others by attributing causes to internal dispositions or to external situations.