PSY 3331 TEST 2 PSY 3331 TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Attribution theory Ans✓✓✓attributions- the explanations we come up
with. as people we are motivated to understand, observe, analyze, and
explain others behaviors.
attribution theory: "why do human beings behave the way they do?" A
group of theories that describe how people explain the causes of
behavior.
situational attribution- attribution to factors external to an actor, such as
the task, other people, or luck.
Jones' correspondent inference Ans✓✓✓Predicts that people try to infer
from an action whether the act corresponds to an enduring personal
characteristic of the actor.
Jones' correspondent inference theory Ans✓✓✓There are 3 things we
base our attributions on: someones choice (if they made the action based
on free choice or were coerced), expectedness (what would be normal
and expected in that situation, did they choose to go against the norm
just to behave that way), and effects (the consequences of that persons
behavior, did they know it would have that effect?)
We are more likely to attribute someone's behavior to
dispositional/internal causes if we believe that their behavior is: freely
, chosen, has intended effects or consequences, and it departs from
expectations.
Personal attribution Ans✓✓✓Attribution to internal characteristics of
an actor, such as ability, personality, mood, or effort.
Situational attribution Ans✓✓✓Attribution to factors external to an
actor, such as the task, other people, or luck.
Dispositional attribution Ans✓✓✓Attributions to factors such as
personality traits, attitudes, and abilities.
Base-rate fallacy Ans✓✓✓The finding that people are relatively
insensitive to consensus information presented in the form of numerical
base rates. (under Biases)
Kelley's attribution model (covariation theory) Ans✓✓✓We piece
information from different sources and look for systematic patterns.
Assumes that we: have more than 1 opportunity to observe a person, are
able to observe a person in different situations, and observe others in
similar situations.
Covariation principle Ans✓✓✓A principle of attribution theory that
holds that people attribute behavior to factors that are present when a
behavior occurs and are absent when it does not.
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Attribution theory Ans✓✓✓attributions- the explanations we come up
with. as people we are motivated to understand, observe, analyze, and
explain others behaviors.
attribution theory: "why do human beings behave the way they do?" A
group of theories that describe how people explain the causes of
behavior.
situational attribution- attribution to factors external to an actor, such as
the task, other people, or luck.
Jones' correspondent inference Ans✓✓✓Predicts that people try to infer
from an action whether the act corresponds to an enduring personal
characteristic of the actor.
Jones' correspondent inference theory Ans✓✓✓There are 3 things we
base our attributions on: someones choice (if they made the action based
on free choice or were coerced), expectedness (what would be normal
and expected in that situation, did they choose to go against the norm
just to behave that way), and effects (the consequences of that persons
behavior, did they know it would have that effect?)
We are more likely to attribute someone's behavior to
dispositional/internal causes if we believe that their behavior is: freely
, chosen, has intended effects or consequences, and it departs from
expectations.
Personal attribution Ans✓✓✓Attribution to internal characteristics of
an actor, such as ability, personality, mood, or effort.
Situational attribution Ans✓✓✓Attribution to factors external to an
actor, such as the task, other people, or luck.
Dispositional attribution Ans✓✓✓Attributions to factors such as
personality traits, attitudes, and abilities.
Base-rate fallacy Ans✓✓✓The finding that people are relatively
insensitive to consensus information presented in the form of numerical
base rates. (under Biases)
Kelley's attribution model (covariation theory) Ans✓✓✓We piece
information from different sources and look for systematic patterns.
Assumes that we: have more than 1 opportunity to observe a person, are
able to observe a person in different situations, and observe others in
similar situations.
Covariation principle Ans✓✓✓A principle of attribution theory that
holds that people attribute behavior to factors that are present when a
behavior occurs and are absent when it does not.
