Which of the Following Statements Concerning Negative Feedback Is Incorrect

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning negative feedback is incorrect?

• A) negative feedback exists when a change in a regulated variable triggers a response that opposes the change.
• B) negative feedback exists when the input to a system increases the output and the output limits its own production by inhibiting the input.
• C) with negative feedback, a control system's input and output continue to enhance each other.
• D) most of the body's homeostatic control mechanisms operate on the principle of negative feedback.
• E) it is the only mode of extrinsic control.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute success to personal characteristics and failures to external factors, thereby protecting self-esteem.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute causes of accidents or misfortunes to external factors when involving others but to internal factors when it involves themselves, often to shield their ego.

Fundamental Attribution Bias

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of external factors.

Self-Effacing Bias

A tendency to downplay one's own successes or positive traits, often attributing them to external factors.