In Mexico, the Judicial Branch Did Not Exert Its Power

question 40

True/False

In Mexico, the judicial branch did not exert its power or independence until after the PRI handed over power in 2000.

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Definitions:

Impression Management

The process by which individuals attempt to control the perceptions others have of them.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the impact of internal factors when making judgments about the behavior of others.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal characteristics and underestimate the role of situational factors in explaining others' behavior.