When Lori Got an a on Her Music History Paper

question 32

Multiple Choice

When Lori got an A on her music history paper, she concluded that she was indeed smart.The next week, however, when she failed her biology test, she blamed the professor's "confusing" questions for her poor result.Lori is using what barrier to accurate perception?

• A)fundamental attribution error
• B)implicit personality theory
• C)self-serving bias
• D)horn effect

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Definitions:

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test where individuals are presented with ambiguous pictures and asked to create stories, revealing their underlying motives, feelings, and attitudes.

Validity

Refers to the degree to which a test or instrument measures what it claims to measure.

MMPI

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, a comprehensive psychological assessment tool used to diagnose mental disorders and assess personality structure.

Adolescents

Young people in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that begins at puberty and ends at adulthood.