Attribution and Social Perception Quiz

Test your knowledge on attribution and social perception with questions covering internal and external factors in behavior analysis.

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Which term refers to the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Stereotyping

In social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal factors and our own behavior to external factors?

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Confirmation Bias

According to the discounting principle, what happens to the impact of one cause when other plausible causes are present?

Increases

Remains unchanged

Decreases

Becomes irrelevant

According to Kelley's Covariation Model, what does low consensus, low distinctiveness, and high consistency suggest in attribution?

Internal Attribution

External Attribution

No Attribution

Situational Attribution

In social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Confirmation Bias

Which attribution theory suggests that people tend to make attributions based on three factors: consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency?

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Attribution-Outcome Theory

Causal Attribution Theory

Covariation Model

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own successes to internal factors and failures to external factors, while attributing others' successes to external factors and their failures to internal factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Confirmation Bias

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute a person's behavior to their internal characteristics rather than considering external factors?

Social Perception Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Trait Attribution Effect

Situational Attribution Error

Which attribution error occurs when explaining the behavior of others from a limited perspective, often neglecting the broader context?

Self-Serving Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Halo Effect

Incomplete Information Bias

#10

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, what two components contribute to the experience of emotions?

Cognitive and Behavioral

Physiological and Cognitive

Behavioral and Physiological

Affective and Behavioral

#11

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute the actions of others to their personalities rather than considering external factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Trait Attribution Effect

Situational Attribution Error

#12

Which concept suggests that people tend to overemphasize the role of personal factors and overlook the impact of situations when making attributions?

Covariation Model

Actor-Observer Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Stereotyping

#13

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors, while attributing others' successes to external factors and their failures to internal factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Confirmation Bias

#14

What is the term for the tendency to attribute other people's behaviors to internal factors and our own behaviors to situational factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Confirmation Bias

#15

According to Kelley's Covariation Model, what does high consensus, high distinctiveness, and high consistency suggest in attribution?

External Attribution

Internal Attribution

No Attribution

Situational Attribution

#16

Which term describes the tendency to attribute others' behavior to dispositional factors and one's own behavior to situational factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Covariation Model

#17

According to the correspondent inference theory, which factor influences whether an action is attributed to dispositional or situational factors?

Consistency

Distinctiveness

Consensus

Fundamental Attribution Error

#18

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own positive actions to dispositional factors and negative actions to situational factors?

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Confirmation Bias

#19

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute success to one's own efforts and abilities and to attribute failure to external factors?

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Confirmation Bias

#20

According to Fritz Heider, what are the two types of attributions people make to explain events?

Internal and External

Stable and Unstable

Positive and Negative

Personal and Impersonal

#21

In the context of social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

Self-Serving Bias

Actor-Observer Bias

Fundamental Attribution Error

Confirmation Bias

Attribution and Social Perception Quiz

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal factors?

In social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal factors and our own behavior to external factors?

According to the discounting principle, what happens to the impact of one cause when other plausible causes are present?

According to Kelley's Covariation Model, what does low consensus, low distinctiveness, and high consistency suggest in attribution?

In social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Which attribution theory suggests that people tend to make attributions based on three factors: consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own successes to internal factors and failures to external factors, while attributing others' successes to external factors and their failures to internal factors?

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute a person's behavior to their internal characteristics rather than considering external factors?

Which attribution error occurs when explaining the behavior of others from a limited perspective, often neglecting the broader context?

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, what two components contribute to the experience of emotions?

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute the actions of others to their personalities rather than considering external factors?

Which concept suggests that people tend to overemphasize the role of personal factors and overlook the impact of situations when making attributions?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors, while attributing others' successes to external factors and their failures to internal factors?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute other people's behaviors to internal factors and our own behaviors to situational factors?

According to Kelley's Covariation Model, what does high consensus, high distinctiveness, and high consistency suggest in attribution?

Which term describes the tendency to attribute others' behavior to dispositional factors and one's own behavior to situational factors?

According to the correspondent inference theory, which factor influences whether an action is attributed to dispositional or situational factors?

In social psychology, what is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own positive actions to dispositional factors and negative actions to situational factors?

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute success to one's own efforts and abilities and to attribute failure to external factors?

According to Fritz Heider, what are the two types of attributions people make to explain events?

In the context of social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

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