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newbem

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Leanne has recently been getting stomachaches in the evening and explains the pain as being caused by the gluten in her diet.. This is an example of:
 
  a. making an attribution c. the self-fulfilling prophecy
  b. social sanctioning d. the confirmation bias

Question 2

Ray is someone who thinks he is always right. Because he has a confirmation bias, and only looks for evidence supporting his beliefs, he walks around thinking that he has been correct more times than he actually has. This is referred to as:
 
  a. self-fulfilling prophecy. c. simple attribution error.
  b. illusory correlation. d. impression management.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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