Reem's Attention Was Captured by a New Student,Matt,who Yelled Angrily

question 67

Multiple Choice

Reem's attention was captured by a new student,Matt,who yelled angrily as he walked past her in the hallway at school.Reem thought to herself,"Jeez,he must be a really angry person." Given her focus on Matt and his outburst,Reem failed to notice the group of guys in the background by the lockers who were subtly taunting him.This example illustrates how ________ influences causal attributions.

• A) perceptual salience
• B) belief in a just world
• C) threat reduction
• D) motivational bias

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Definitions:

Water Transport

The movement of water and solutes across a plant, from roots to leaves, through the xylem and phloem, essential for nutrient distribution and photosynthesis.

Ionic Bond

A chemical bond formed between two ions with opposite charges through the transfer of electrons from one atom to another.

Hydrogen Bond

A feeble attachment formed between two molecules due to the electrostatic pull between a proton in one molecule and an atom with a high affinity for electrons in the other.

Covalent Bond

A covalent bond is a chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pairs of electrons, strongly binding them together in a molecule.