Exam 5: Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Jim meets Eun Joo for coffee and asks, "Would you be my date for the Sigma Chi formal dance?" She smiles and says, "That is so nice of you, but I have already got plans." Jim then thinks to himself, "I will never find a date for this formal." Given this information, you can conclude that Jim's response reflects a(n) ________ attribution.

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Question 41

The actor-observer difference is the tendency to make attributions for one's own behavior, while making attributions for others' behavior.

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Question 42

Tiesha thinks that she did poorly on her exam because the questions were too hard, but that her friend did poorly because he is not smart. Tiesha's attributions reflect the

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Question 43

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

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Question 44

Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment. According to the covariation principle, which question would you ask to assess the consistency covariation dimension?

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Question 45

What is wrong with the ways in which teachers typically make causal attributions about girls' and boys' successes and failures?

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Question 46

Why is it inaccurate to say that people from interdependent cultures do NOT commit the fundamental attribution error?

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Question 47

How does social class relate to causal attribution?

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Question 48

When we engage in a self-serving bias, we attribute failure and other bad events that happen to us to , but we attribute success and other good events to .

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Question 49

Many people think that victims of domestic abuse and rape are responsible for their fates. This disturbing tendency is most closely related to

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Question 50

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

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Question 51

Describe an instance in which you have committed the self-serving bias. Clearly explain how it demonstrates this attributional phenomenon.

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Question 52

Hannah and Damian disagree on the cause of Damian's recent automobile accident. Describe how the actor-observer difference might explain the disagreement between the two.

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Question 53

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

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Question 54

Explain the fundamental attribution error. Provide three explanations for why it occurs.

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Question 55

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

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Question 56

Trina notices her brother Mark eating a second piece of chocolate from a box of candy. Because he rarely eats candy of any kind, Trina concludes that Mark must really like the chocolate. In this instance, Trina is relying on ________ information to explain her brother's behavior.

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Question 57

At the last minute, Christine decided to try a new route to work. On her drive in, she hit a deep pothole, causing one of her car tires to go flat. Her decision to try a new route ________ the likelihood that she engaged in counterfactual thinking.

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Question 58

An American soldier is captured and tortured by enemy forces. The enemy then releases a videotape of the soldier proclaiming a deep hatred for America. According to the discounting principle, Americans who later view this videotape are likely to explain the soldier's proclamations in terms of ________ causes.

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Question 59

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues, participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

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The actor-observer difference is the tendency to make attributions for one's own behavior, while making attributions for others' behavior.

Tiesha thinks that she did poorly on her exam because the questions were too hard, but that her friend did poorly because he is not smart. Tiesha's attributions reflect the

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

Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment. According to the covariation principle, which question would you ask to assess the consistency covariation dimension?

What is wrong with the ways in which teachers typically make causal attributions about girls' and boys' successes and failures?

Why is it inaccurate to say that people from interdependent cultures do NOT commit the fundamental attribution error?

How does social class relate to causal attribution?

When we engage in a self-serving bias, we attribute failure and other bad events that happen to us to , but we attribute success and other good events to .

Many people think that victims of domestic abuse and rape are responsible for their fates. This disturbing tendency is most closely related to

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

Describe an instance in which you have committed the self-serving bias. Clearly explain how it demonstrates this attributional phenomenon.

Hannah and Damian disagree on the cause of Damian's recent automobile accident. Describe how the actor-observer difference might explain the disagreement between the two.

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

Explain the fundamental attribution error. Provide three explanations for why it occurs.

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

Trina notices her brother Mark eating a second piece of chocolate from a box of candy. Because he rarely eats candy of any kind, Trina concludes that Mark must really like the chocolate. In this instance, Trina is relying on ________ information to explain her brother's behavior.

At the last minute, Christine decided to try a new route to work. On her drive in, she hit a deep pothole, causing one of her car tires to go flat. Her decision to try a new route ________ the likelihood that she engaged in counterfactual thinking.

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues, participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

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Exam 5: Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

The actor-observer difference is the tendency to make ________ attributions for one's own behavior, while making ________ attributions for others' behavior.

Tiesha thinks that she did poorly on her exam because the questions were too hard, but that her friend did poorly because he is not smart. Tiesha's attributions reflect the

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

Rhonda tells you that she hates her new apartment. According to the covariation principle, which question would you ask to assess the consistency covariation dimension?

What is wrong with the ways in which teachers typically make causal attributions about girls' and boys' successes and failures?

Why is it inaccurate to say that people from interdependent cultures do NOT commit the fundamental attribution error?

How does social class relate to causal attribution?

When we engage in a self-serving bias, we attribute failure and other bad events that happen to us to ________, but we attribute success and other good events to ________.

Many people think that victims of domestic abuse and rape are responsible for their fates. This disturbing tendency is most closely related to

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

Describe an instance in which you have committed the self-serving bias. Clearly explain how it demonstrates this attributional phenomenon.

Hannah and Damian disagree on the cause of Damian's recent automobile accident. Describe how the actor-observer difference might explain the disagreement between the two.

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

Explain the fundamental attribution error. Provide three explanations for why it occurs.

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

Trina notices her brother Mark eating a second piece of chocolate from a box of candy. Because he rarely eats candy of any kind, Trina concludes that Mark must really like the chocolate. In this instance, Trina is relying on ________ information to explain her brother's behavior.

At the last minute, Christine decided to try a new route to work. On her drive in, she hit a deep pothole, causing one of her car tires to go flat. Her decision to try a new route ________ the likelihood that she engaged in counterfactual thinking.

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues, participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

An Invitation to Social Psychology

The Methods of Social Psychology

The Social Self

Social Cognition: Thinking About People and Situations

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

Application Module-Social Psychology and Health

Application Module- Social Psychology and Personal Finance

Application Module- Social Psychology and Education

Application Module- Social Psychology and the Law

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The actor-observer difference is the tendency to make attributions for one's own behavior, while making attributions for others' behavior.

When we engage in a self-serving bias, we attribute failure and other bad events that happen to us to , but we attribute success and other good events to .

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