The Initial Spread of the HIV-1 Virus from a Hearth

question 229

Multiple Choice

The initial spread of the HIV-1 virus from a hearth area in Central Africa would be an example of

• A) relocation diffusion.
• B) expansion diffusion.
• C) hierarchical diffusion.
• D) contact diffusion.
• E) random diffusion.

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Definitions:

Psychological Tension

A state of mental or emotional strain, often resulting from challenging or demanding circumstances.

Attributions

Explanations that individuals create for the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underestimating the influence of situational factors.

Self-serving Bias

A common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.