_____ Is the Assignment of a Cause to Explain One's

question 129

Multiple Choice

_____ is the assignment of a cause to explain one's own or another's behavior.

• A)Attribution
• B)Impression management
• C)The primacy effect
• D)Impression formation

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Definitions:

Metacognition

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Information-Processing Theorist

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Piagetian

Pertaining to the developmental theories of Jean Piaget, which focus on how children's cognitive abilities develop in stages.

Problem-Solving Rules

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