Sometimes When We Encounter Behavior That Is Unpleasant or Unexpected

question 182

Multiple Choice

Sometimes when we encounter behavior that is unpleasant or unexpected, we assume that something about the person-and not the situation-caused the behavior. In this sense, lay people are most like __________.

• A) sociologists
• B) personality psychologists
• C) social psychologists
• D) philosophers

Explore how directed thinking is employed in problem-solving and reasoning situations.

Understand the concept of economic costs including explicit and implicit costs.

Calculate economic profit and distinguish it from accounting profit.

Identify the components of total revenue and total cost to determine profit.

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Definitions:

Psychotherapy

The management of mental illness through psychological methods instead of medical treatments.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal standard used to determine whether a defendant was sane at the time of committing a crime, focusing on their ability to understand right from wrong.

Insanity

A legal term for a mental disorder so severe that it prevents a person from understanding the difference between right and wrong or from being able to control their actions.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to help individuals overcome phobias and anxieties by gradually exposing them to the feared object or context without any danger.