Your Professor Is Very Enthusiastic About the Topic and Has

question 97

Multiple Choice

Your professor is very enthusiastic about the topic and has a tendency of talking with her hands. The gestures are sometimes helpful, but often very distracting. This is an example of a ______ distraction.

• A) situational
• B) source
• C) medium
• D) bias

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Definitions:

Perceptual Phenomenon

Aspects of observation and cognition that involve the interpretation of sensory information, leading to unique perceptions of reality.

Implicit Personality Theory

The assumptions or beliefs people have about how personality traits are connected and how they manifest in behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for behaviour at the expense of situational explanations.

Social Category

Groupings of individuals based on shared characteristics or social identity, such as race, gender, or age.