Question 1

Which of the following statements about attribution is INACCURATE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more an individual's reaction is specific to one occasion, the harder it is to make a definite attribution to either the person or the situation. 
B)  All other things being equal, the more an individual's reaction is shared by others, the less it says about the individual and the more it says about the situation. 
C)  The more someone's reaction is confined to a particular situation, the less this reaction says about that individual and the more it says about the specific situation. 
D)  If an individual's reaction occurs just once, it is easier to determine whether the behavior should be attributed to the situation or to the person. 
A)  The more an individual's reaction is specific to one occasion, the harder it is to make a definite attribution to either the person or the situation. 
B)  All other things being equal, the more an individual's reaction is shared by others, the less it says about the individual and the more it says about the situation. 
C)  The more someone's reaction is confined to a particular situation, the less this reaction says about that individual and the more it says about the specific situation. 
D)  If an individual's reaction occurs just once, it is easier to determine whether the behavior should be attributed to the situation or to the person.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  consider a person's behavior and the situation simultaneously. 
B)  be emotionally invested in explaining others' behaviors in terms of stable personal characteristics. 
C)  make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them on the basis of situational information. 
D)  have difficulty identifying what other people's behaviors signify. 
A)  consider a person's behavior and the situation simultaneously. 
B)  be emotionally invested in explaining others' behaviors in terms of stable personal characteristics. 
C)  make initial dispositional inferences without later adjusting them on the basis of situational information. 
D)  have difficulty identifying what other people's behaviors signify.

Question 3

________ theory deals with how people assign causes to the events around them and the effects that these explanations have.

Accepted Answer

A)  Explanatory 
B)  Attribution 
C)  Representative 
D)  Situational 
A)  Explanatory 
B)  Attribution 
C)  Representative 
D)  Situational

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Research finds that in elementary school

Question 5

The Westlake Hills Little League team just lost a game.According to research on attribution biases,right after the game,the Westlake Hills coach is likely to say,

Accepted Answer

A)  "We just do not seem to have what it takes to be a winning team." 
B)  "Some of the team members just did not seem motivated to win." 
C)  "Our opponents played better than ever today." 
D)  "You guys really played well today." 
A)  "We just do not seem to have what it takes to be a winning team." 
B)  "Some of the team members just did not seem motivated to win." 
C)  "Our opponents played better than ever today." 
D)  "You guys really played well today."

Question 6

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues (1998,2000),participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

Accepted Answer

A)  predicted health at age 30. 
B)  predicted health in older age. 
C)  predicted relationship status at age 30. 
D)  did not predict health or relationship status any age. 
A)  predicted health at age 30. 
B)  predicted health in older age. 
C)  predicted relationship status at age 30. 
D)  did not predict health or relationship status any age.

Question 7

Reem's attention was captured by a new student,Matt,who yelled angrily as he walked past her in the hallway at school.Reem thought to herself,"Jeez,he must be a really angry person." Given her focus on Matt and his outburst,Reem failed to notice the group of guys in the background by the lockers who were subtly taunting him.This example illustrates how ________ influences causal attributions.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual salience 
B)  belief in a just world 
C)  threat reduction 
D)  motivational bias 
A)  perceptual salience 
B)  belief in a just world 
C)  threat reduction 
D)  motivational bias

Question 8

Actors' and observers' attributions differ for many reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have different assumptions about what needs explaining. 
B)  Different types of information are perceptually salient to them. 
C)  They differ in the amount and kind of information they have about the actors' and the observers' behavior. 
D)  They have the same information about their own versus others' behavior. 
A)  They have different assumptions about what needs explaining. 
B)  Different types of information are perceptually salient to them. 
C)  They differ in the amount and kind of information they have about the actors' and the observers' behavior. 
D)  They have the same information about their own versus others' behavior.

Question 9

According to your textbook,all of the following are potential causes of the fundamental attribution error EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  people more readily capture our attention than aspects of the environment. 
B)  it is more effortful to make a situational attribution. 
C)  we have more access to information about ourselves than others. 
D)  dispositional inferences contribute to our belief in a just world. 
A)  people more readily capture our attention than aspects of the environment. 
B)  it is more effortful to make a situational attribution. 
C)  we have more access to information about ourselves than others. 
D)  dispositional inferences contribute to our belief in a just world.

Question 10

The just world hypothesis refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that positive events are more likely than negative events. 
B)  the belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. 
C)  a tendency to blame our own failures on external events. 
D)  a tendency to expect the best of people about whom we care. 
A)  the belief that positive events are more likely than negative events. 
B)  the belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get. 
C)  a tendency to blame our own failures on external events. 
D)  a tendency to expect the best of people about whom we care.

Question 11

Generate an example of a time when you or someone you know committed the fundamental attribution error.Considering the causes of the fundamental attribution error that you learned about in this chapter,how might you explain this particular situation?

Accepted Answer

Several examples are acceptable as long

Question 12

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  distinctiveness 
B)  consistency 
C)  consensus 
D)  individuating 
A)  distinctiveness 
B)  consistency 
C)  consensus 
D)  individuating

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  rational/affective. 
B)  internal/external. 
C)  stability/instability. 
D)  global/specific. 
A)  rational/affective. 
B)  internal/external. 
C)  stability/instability. 
D)  global/specific.

Question 14

Sarah and William got into an argument.The next day,Sarah reflects on why they behaved the way they did.According to the actor-observer difference,Sarah should think,

Accepted Answer

A)  "I wonder what I did to make William so angry." 
B)  "I happened to have a bad day, but William is just plain nasty." 
C)  "William must have had a bad day, but I am just plain nasty." 
D)  "I wonder what William did to make me so angry." 
A)  "I wonder what I did to make William so angry." 
B)  "I happened to have a bad day, but William is just plain nasty." 
C)  "William must have had a bad day, but I am just plain nasty." 
D)  "I wonder what William did to make me so angry."

Question 15

Which of the following statements best represents something that a Japanese coach might say to a newspaper reporter after winning a game?

Accepted Answer

A)  "It seems as if the other team was tired and unprepared for this game." 
B)  "Our players really made the difference; they are much more skilled than the other team." 
C)  "We tried our best, and it showed in our win." 
D)  "Our players have a lot of heart." 
A)  "It seems as if the other team was tired and unprepared for this game." 
B)  "Our players really made the difference; they are much more skilled than the other team." 
C)  "We tried our best, and it showed in our win." 
D)  "Our players have a lot of heart."

Question 16

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 already have plans." Jim then thinks to himself,"I will never find a date for this dance." Given this information,you can conclude that Jim's response reflects a(n)________ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A)  stable 
B)  global 
C)  external 
D)  transient 
A)  stable 
B)  global 
C)  external 
D)  transient

Question 17

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

Accepted Answer

Both the discounting and augmentation pr

Which of the following statements about attribution is INACCURATE?

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

________ theory deals with how people assign causes to the events around them and the effects that these explanations have.

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

The Westlake Hills Little League team just lost a game.According to research on attribution biases,right after the game,the Westlake Hills coach is likely to say,

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues (1998,2000),participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

Actors' and observers' attributions differ for many reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

According to your textbook,all of the following are potential causes of the fundamental attribution error EXCEPT

The just world hypothesis refers to

Generate an example of a time when you or someone you know committed the fundamental attribution error.Considering the causes of the fundamental attribution error that you learned about in this chapter,how might you explain this particular situation?

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.

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

Sarah and William got into an argument.The next day,Sarah reflects on why they behaved the way they did.According to the actor-observer difference,Sarah should think,

Which of the following statements best represents something that a Japanese coach might say to a newspaper reporter after winning a game?

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

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Which of the following statements about attribution is INACCURATE?

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

________ theory deals with how people assign causes to the events around them and the effects that these explanations have.

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

The Westlake Hills Little League team just lost a game.According to research on attribution biases,right after the game,the Westlake Hills coach is likely to say,

In a study conducted by Peterson and his colleagues (1998,2000),participants' explanatory style when they were young adults

Actors' and observers' attributions differ for many reasons.Which of the following is NOT one of those reasons?

According to your textbook,all of the following are potential causes of the fundamental attribution error EXCEPT

The just world hypothesis refers to

Generate an example of a time when you or someone you know committed the fundamental attribution error.Considering the causes of the fundamental attribution error that you learned about in this chapter,how might you explain this particular situation?

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.

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

Sarah and William got into an argument.The next day,Sarah reflects on why they behaved the way they did.According to the actor-observer difference,Sarah should think,

Which of the following statements best represents something that a Japanese coach might say to a newspaper reporter after winning a game?

Compare and contrast the discounting and augmentation principles.

An Invitation to Social Psychology

The Methods of Social Psychology

The Social Self

Social Cognition: Thinking About

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

Application Module 1 : Social Psychology and Health

Application Module 2 : Social Psychology and Educatio

Application Module 3 :social Psychology and the Law

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