Attribution Theory in Social Psychology Quiz

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What is Attribution Theory primarily concerned with?

Studying the origins of human behavior

Exploring the role of genetics in personality

Understanding how people explain the causes of events

Analyzing the impact of culture on behavior

Who is credited as the founder of Attribution Theory?

B. F. Skinner

Albert Bandura

Harold Kelley

Sigmund Freud

What is the fundamental attribution error?

Tendency to overemphasize situational factors in explaining others' behavior

Tendency to overemphasize dispositional factors in explaining others' behavior

Tendency to underemphasize situational factors in explaining one's behavior

Tendency to underemphasize dispositional factors in explaining one's behavior

What is the main difference between fundamental attribution error and actor-observer bias?

The focus on internal versus external factors

The attribution of behavior to situational factors

The attribution of behavior to dispositional factors

The influence of cultural factors

How does the self-serving bias manifest in Attribution Theory?

Attributing success to internal factors and failure to external factors

Attributing success to external factors and failure to internal factors

Attributing both success and failure to external factors

Attributing both success and failure to internal factors

In the context of attribution theory, what is meant by the term 'self-fulfilling prophecy'?

A prediction about others that influences their behavior in a way that makes the prediction come true

A prediction about oneself that influences behavior in a way that contradicts the prediction

A biased attribution made about oneself

A biased attribution made about others

According to Kelley's Covariation Model, which type of information is crucial in making attributions?

Consistency information

Distinctiveness information

Consensus information

All of the above

In the context of Attribution Theory, what is meant by the term 'actor-observer bias'?

Attributing one's own behavior to internal factors and others' behavior to external factors

Attributing others' behavior to internal factors and one's own behavior to external factors

Attributing all behavior to external factors

Attributing all behavior to internal factors

Which term is associated with the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Fundamental attribution error

Actor-observer bias

Covariation model

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What role does culture play in attribution processes?

It has no impact on attributions

It influences the importance of situational factors

It affects the perception of individual differences

It determines the accuracy of attributions

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According to Weiner's Attribution Theory of Achievement Motivation, what are the three dimensions of attributions?

Internal, external, and stable

Internal, external, and controllable

Causal, dispositional, and situational

Intrinsic, extrinsic, and stable