Which Kind of Psychologist Is Most Concerned with How Behavior

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which kind of psychologist is most concerned with how behavior is influenced by other people?

• A) cognitive psychologist
• B) evolutionary psychologist
• C) quantitative psychologist
• D) social psychologist

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Definitions:

Decision-making Biases

Systematic errors in thinking that affect the decisions and judgments that people make.

Persuasive Argument Theory

A theory suggesting that the process of persuasion involves the presentation of arguments, which leads to attitude change when the arguments are received and accepted by an individual.

Actor-observer Difference

A cognitive bias where people tend to attribute their own actions to external situations while attributing others' actions to their personalities or dispositions.

Bias

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, often unfairly, in thought or decision, usually leading to a prejudiced outcome.