#1
What is attribution in psychology?
The process of assigning meaning to events or behaviors
ExplanationAssigning meaning to events or behaviors.
#2
What does the term 'attribution' refer to in social psychology?
The process of assigning meaning to events or behaviors
ExplanationAssigning meaning to events or behaviors.
#3
Which theory of attribution proposes that people tend to explain others' behaviors based on internal characteristics?
Correspondent Inference Theory
ExplanationExplains others' behaviors based on internal traits.
#4
According to the Covariation Model, which of the following factors influences whether an individual will make an internal or external attribution for someone's behavior?
Consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus
ExplanationFactors include consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus.
#5
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Overestimating the influence of internal factors and underestimating the impact of situational factors when explaining others' behavior
ExplanationOverestimating internal factors, underestimating situational factors.
#6
What is the actor-observer bias?
The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal factors and one's own behavior to situational factors
ExplanationAttribute others' behavior internally, own behavior situationally.
#7
Which term refers to the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?
Self-Serving Bias
ExplanationAttributing success internally, failure externally.
#8
Which concept suggests that individuals in collectivist cultures are more likely to attribute behavior to situational factors than those in individualistic cultures?
Culture Bias
ExplanationAttribution differences between collectivist and individualistic cultures.
#9
Which attribution theory emphasizes the role of schemas and cognitive processes in making attributions?
Schema Theory
ExplanationSchemas and cognition influence attributions.
#10
According to Kelley's Covariation Model, what does high distinctiveness mean in terms of making attributions?
The behavior is specific to a particular situation
ExplanationBehavior specific to particular situations.
#11
According to the Covariation Model, what does consensus refer to?
The extent to which others behave similarly in a given situation
ExplanationExtent of similarity in others' behaviors in a situation.
#12
Which theory suggests that people make attributions based on three types of information: consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus?
Covariation Model
ExplanationAttributions based on consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus.