When You Fail a Test, Which of the Following Attributions

question 83

Multiple Choice

When you fail a test, which of the following attributions is more likely to be made by your roommate about your grade?

• A)The test was unfair.
• B)Most of the class also failed the test.
• C)The teacher is ineffective.
• D)You didn't study enough.

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Definitions:

Psychology

The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

Gestalt Psychologist

A psychologist who studies the human mind and behavior as a whole, rather than breaking it down into parts, emphasizing the idea that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

Unconscious Influences

Forces or processes occurring in the mind without one's awareness, impacting thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as explored in psychoanalytic theories.

Structuralism

Early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener, in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of the mind.