Blaming the Teacher for a Poor Grade on an Exam

question 120

Multiple Choice

Blaming the teacher for a poor grade on an exam, and taking credit for good grades could be an example of which perceptual bias?

• A) perceptual distortion.
• B) closure activity.
• C) the fundamental attribution error.
• D) stereotyping.
• E) perceptual grouping.

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Definitions:

Aggression

A range of behaviors that can result in both physical and psychological harm to oneself, others, or objects in the environment.

Preschoolers

Children who are in the age range of three to five years, prior to entering formal schooling.

Albert Bandura

A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

Bobo Doll

An experiment conducted by Albert Bandura demonstrating that children can learn aggressive behaviors through observing and imitating others.