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Psychological Factors in Attribution Quiz

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Which term refers to the tendency to attribute one's own behavior to external, situational factors, while attributing others' behavior to internal, dispositional factors?

Actor-observer bias

Explanation

Tendency to explain own actions based on situations but others' actions based on their personality.

In social psychology, what does the term 'attribution' refer to?

The process of assigning a cause to behavior

Explanation

Assigning reasons or causes to explain behavior.

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

Internal and external attributions

Explanation

Explaining events by attributing them to either internal factors (personal traits) or external factors (situational influences).

Which theory suggests that people have a need to explain the causes of behavior and will attribute causes to events based on three factors: consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness?

Attribution theory

Explanation

Theory proposing that people explain behavior based on consensus (others' behavior), consistency (behavior over time), and distinctiveness (behavior in different situations).

Which term describes the tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on others' behavior and underestimate the impact of situational influences?

Fundamental attribution error

Explanation

Tendency to attribute others' actions to internal factors while overlooking external factors.

Which term describes the tendency for individuals to make attributions about their own behavior based on observations of their own behavior in similar situations in the past?

Self-perception theory

Explanation

Forming beliefs about own behavior by observing and analyzing past actions.

Which attributional bias refers to the tendency to attribute our own success to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Attributing personal success to internal factors and failure to external factors.

Which concept refers to the tendency for people to take personal credit for success but blame failure on external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Tendency to attribute success to oneself (internal) and failure to external factors.

According to the covariation model, which factor is used to determine whether the behavior is due to internal or external causes?

Consistency

Explanation

Consistency of behavior over time as a factor in attributing it to internal or external causes.

Psychological Factors in Attribution Quiz

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute one's own behavior to external, situational factors, while attributing others' behavior to internal, dispositional factors?

In social psychology, what does the term 'attribution' refer to?

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

Which theory suggests that people have a need to explain the causes of behavior and will attribute causes to events based on three factors: consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness?

Which term describes the tendency to overestimate the impact of dispositional influences on others' behavior and underestimate the impact of situational influences?

Which term describes the tendency for individuals to make attributions about their own behavior based on observations of their own behavior in similar situations in the past?

Which attributional bias refers to the tendency to attribute our own success to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

Which concept refers to the tendency for people to take personal credit for success but blame failure on external factors?

According to the covariation model, which factor is used to determine whether the behavior is due to internal or external causes?

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