The Tendency to Give Too Much Emphasis to Personal Factors

question 99

Multiple Choice

The tendency to give too much emphasis to personal factors when accounting for other people's actions is called __________.

• A) the primacy effect
• B) defensive attribution
• C) the fundamental attribution error
• D) the just-world hypothesis

Grasp the structure and function of various root tissues in plants.

Relate structure to function in different types of root tissues, including their role in plant support, nutrient and water transport.

Understand the process of lateral root formation and its significance in plant growth.

Identify the unique root structures found in different plant types and their adaptive significance.

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Definitions:

Statistically Significant

Refers to a result in statistical analysis that is unlikely to have occurred by chance alone, indicating a likely genuine effect.

Theoretical Significance

Theoretical Significance refers to the contribution that a research study makes to the underlying knowledge and understanding of a particular field or theory.

Practical Significance

The extent to which research findings have actual, real-world usefulness or application, beyond statistical significance.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, serving as a starting point for further investigation.