Answer:
B) He wanted the United States to be able to freely use the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans for shipping crops to the market.
Explanation:
President Jefferson purchased Louisiana from the French to insure safe trading routes for the U.S. and since France was in need of money due to their war with Britain, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
Answer:
The correct answer is: 1- Bad bounce. 2- Good fielding skills.
Explanation:
<u>The self-serving bias is the tendency that individuals have to feel that positive events that ocurred to them are linked to personal characteristics and negative events ocurred due to external causes. </u>
For example, John scored a goal in the saturday's Soccer match. However he was expelled 10 minutes after he scored the goal.
When asked about the goal he scored he said that he's been practicing long range shots and that he is very consistent with his right foot. When asked about the expulsion he just simply said "the referee doesn't have a clue about football, he made the mistake·.
In this particular case, Cindy attributes her error to an external cause, such as the bad bounce, and her good catch to a personal characteristic such as having good fielding skills.
There are many influences that could potentially lead a member of the House of Representatives to vote against the wishes of the people in their district. Simply the member could think that their constituents are incorrect in their view or don't possess enough information so therefore, they decide not to vote in accordance with the views of their constituents. Another influence could be that of their political party or the elites in their party that wish for the member to vote a certain a way. Another influence could be special interest groups or lobbies that seek to sway the views of Congress Members. These are all factors that together or separately could make a member of Congress vote in opposition of their constituents views.
The statement that a perceptual bias is the subjective mechanism through which people evaluate and make sense out of situations is false. Perceptual bias are systematic errors in perceiving others and guide our reactions and thoughts about what we are experiencing.
