Exam 5: Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Maria, Susan, and Bobby ran for class president.When the votes were tallied, Maria received 38 votes, Susan received 37 votes, and Bobby garnered 35 votes.According to Medvec and colleagues' study of Olympic athletes' emotional reactions, one would expect ____________ to be the LEAST happy with the election outcome.

According to the textbook, the self-serving bias can reflect

Recall that in one experiment, participants were assigned to one of two roles: questioner or responder.The questioner read a series of questions to the responder.The responder was told how to answer each question.In fact, the questioner him- or herself used a preprinted list to tell responders how to answer each question! The results of this research showed that the

Actors' and observers' attributions often differ because

Recall that Dan Gilbert studied why people tend to attribute others' behaviors to dispositional factors.According to his theoretical framework, this pattern of attribution occurs because people tend to

In class, Linda had to give a "pro-life" speech on abortion.Before her speech, the teacher told everyone that Linda had been assigned to take this position, regardless of her true beliefs about abortion.Research on the fundamental attribution error suggests that, after class, the other students will

Flora will most likely attribute Jeremy's quiet, shy behavior to his introverted personality when____________.

Kyle, a male student, and Gail, a female student, both failed their geography exam.According to research by Dweck and colleagues, Kyle is likely to attribute his failure to his ____________, whereas Gail is likely to attribute her failure to her ____________.

Psychologists who want to measure a person's explanatory style assess each of the following attribution dimensions EXCEPT

Jamal watches how his friends react to a performer at a comedy club.If he is particularly concerned with whether few or many of them laugh, he is focusing on ____________ information.

Recall that Peterson and his colleagues examined whether young adults' explanatory style could predict physical health later in life.Results of their study showed that explanatory style during young adulthood

The just world hypothesis refers to

Ashley looks back on her marriage and thinks, "If only I had put more effort into the relationship, Lew and I would still be together." This self-reflection exemplifies

According to the augmentation principle, which action is most likely to be attributed to the personality of the actor?

On first learning that the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, Americans were probably more likely than Japanese to consider the skill of the ship's crew a causal factor.

____________ theory focuses on the ways in which we answer such questions as "Why does my roommate always play his music loudly?"

Monica has just been laid off from her job.Her coworker Vicki quickly concluded that this must have happened because Monica was an inferior employee.Vicki's explanation reflects the just world hypothesis.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the findings from research on culture and social perception? Relative to

Recall that Dweck and her colleagues aimed to understand why boys and girls tend to explain their failures differently.To this end, they conducted an experiment that manipulated ____________.Results showed that ____________.

Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment.According to the covariation principle, what type(s)of questions would you ask to explain why she feels this way?