Donna Is Playing in a Basketball Game, and When She

question 208

Multiple Choice

Donna is playing in a basketball game, and when she makes a 3-point basket, she is ecstatic and tells her coach that it shows how all her practice has paid off.However, later in the game, she misses an almost identical shot and tells her coach that an opposing player distracted her.Donna's attributions for her performance in making 3-point baskets are consistent with:

• A)the fundamental attribution error
• B)a self-fulfilling prophecy
• C)a self-serving bias
• D)cognitive dissonance theory

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Definitions:

Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Transference

In psychotherapy, the process by which patients project feelings about important people in their lives onto the therapist.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method aimed at assisting individuals in overcoming fears and anxiety disorders by progressively exposing them to the object or situation they fear in a regulated way.

Eclectic Approach

A therapeutic approach that incorporates a variety of therapeutic principles and philosophies to create the ideal treatment program to meet the specific needs of the patient.