When a Student Attributes a High Test Grade to His

question 61

Multiple Choice

When a student attributes a high test grade to his or her diligent study habits and a low grade to the instructor's poorly worded questions, the student is displaying:

• A)the fundamental attribution error
• B)the consensus error
• C)the acceptance error
• D)self-serving bias

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Definitions:

Membrane Potential

Membrane potential is the electrical potential difference across a cell's plasma membrane, critical for transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contractions.

Oligodendrocyte

A type of glial cell that forms myelin sheaths around neurons in the CNS.

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer surrounding nerve fibers, which increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cell.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.