Which Factor Would Reduce the Likelihood of Your Choosing a Particular

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which factor would reduce the likelihood of your choosing a particular person as a partner?

• A)Your beliefs,attitudes,and values are significantly different.
• B)You live in close proximity to each other.
• C)You have similar values,interests,and socioeconomic status.
• D)You are physically attracted to each other.

Recognize the self-serving bias in attribution.

Understand the impact of attributions on perceptions of ability and effort.

Describe the effects of task difficulty and success/failure on attributions.

Recognize common biases in attribution, including the false consensus effect.

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Definitions:

Common Phenotype

The set of observable characteristics or traits shared by individuals within the same population.

Neutral Variation

Variation that does not appear to confer any selective advantage or disadvantage to the organism.

Adaptive Variation

Differences among individuals in a population that result from genetic changes and environmental factors, enabling better survival and reproduction.

Genetic Polymorphism

The presence in a population of two or more alleles for a given gene locus.