In Several Laboratory Experiments, Lerner Found That After Seeing Someone

question 62

Multiple Choice

In several laboratory experiments, Lerner found that after seeing someone picked at random and supposedly subjected to electric shocks, most subjects who observed the event blamed the victim. This conforms with the:

• A) discounting principles
• B) belief in a just world
• C) tendency to make entity attributions
• D) negativity bias
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, especially the arrangement of words and phrases.

Telegraphic Speech

Early speech phase in children where sentences are formed with essential words only, mimicking the succinctness of telegraph messages.

Availability Heuristic

A brainy shortcut grounded on the instant instances that strike a person's mind upon reflecting on a specific subject, notion, methodology, or judgement.

Confirmation Bias

The habit of looking for, comprehending, valuing, and memorizing info in a way that affirms one's preconceived notions or hypotheses.