How Might an Asian Student at a University Who Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

How might an Asian student at a university who is demonstrating the self-effacing bias explain her poor academic performance on an exam?

• A)"The professors here give very hard exams."
• B)"I should have studied more."
• C)"This school is trying to have a reputation of being difficult and therefore prestigious."
• D)"My friend needed my help, and she kept me from studying."

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Definitions:

Cloth Mother

A reference to the surrogate mother experiment in psychology, where infant monkeys showed a preference for a cloth-covered surrogate mother over a wire mesh surrogate that provided food.

Wire Mother

An experiment in developmental psychology by Harry Harlow, exploring attachment by showing that infant monkeys preferred soft, cloth surrogates over wire ones, even if the latter provided food.

Sensory Restriction

A condition or experimental setup where the amount or type of sensory input is limited or controlled to investigate its effects on the mind or behavior.

Adequate Stimulation

The sufficient levels of stimulus required to produce a perceptible response or reaction in sensory receptors or organisms.