The Idea That People Purchase "Green" Products in Order to Achieve

question 59

Multiple Choice

The idea that people purchase "green" products in order to achieve higher status by behaving altruistically is

• A) a hypothesis.
• B) a circular argument.
• C) reliable and valid.
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Bystander Apathy

A social psychological phenomenon that refers to the observation that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, often due to the diffusion of responsibility.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the effect of disposition or personality and underestimate the effect of situational factors in explaining other people's behavior.

Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes.

Social Psychologist

A professional who studies how individuals think, influence, and relate to one another within a social context.