The Definition of a Model Is A

question 30

Multiple Choice

The definition of a model is a:

• A) description of all variables affecting a situation.
• B) positive analysis of all variables affecting an event.
• C) simplified description of reality to understand and predict an economic event.
• D) data adjusted for rational action.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in judging others' behaviors.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one’s successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.

Shock Machine

Often associated with psychological experiments, it refers to a device used to deliver an electric shock to a subject, typically used in studies on obedience, learning, and punishment.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his research on obedience to authority, which revealed how people are willing to follow orders even when it results in harming others.