Attribution theory
Education
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Question 1
Multiple Choice
10 points
Why do people form attributions?
A.They are motivated to predict and control future social events
B.They are motivated to increase their own self-esteem
C.They are motivated to increase their sense of self-control
Question 2
Multiple Choice
10 points
What is the attribution theory?
A.a description of the way in which people explain the causes of their own and other people's behavior
B.a description of the way in which people think about their future
C.an understanding of the way people form relationships with one another
Question 3
Multiple Choice
10 points
What is an internal attribution?
A.Inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of social situations
B.Inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of something about the person such as his/her personality
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C.Inference that a person is behaving in a certain way because of the time
Question 4
Multiple Choice
10 points
What is an external attribution?
A.inference that a person is behaving a certain way because of the time, most people would respond that way in that time
B.inference that a person is behaving a certain way because of something about his/her personality, not most people would respond that way in that situation
C.inference that a person is behaving a certain way because of something about the situation he or she is in, most people would respond that way in that situation
Question 5
Multiple Choice
10 points
What is consensus information?
A.Information about the extent to which other people behave the same way toward the same stimulus
B.Information about the extent to which other people behave differently toward the same stimulus
C.Information about the extent to which other people behave the same way toward the same stimulus in a given time
Question 6
Multiple Choice
10 points
Sevil went to a party with her friends. Although there are more than twenty people in the party, only her friend Leyla is dancing. Leyla always dances at parties, so Sevil thinks that she is dancing because that is just who she is. This is an example of a(n) _____ attribution due to _____ consensus and _____ distinctiveness.
A.internal, low, low
B.internal, high, high
C.external, low, high
Question 7
Multiple Choice
10 points
Which of the following questions is answered by a consensus variable?
A.Do multiple people behave the same way in the same situation?
B.How unique is the behavior in this particular situation?
C.How often does the behavior occur across time in this exact situation?
Question 8
Multiple Choice
10 points
Samira is not listening in the history class. Other students were also not listening. Samira did not listen to any history class. But she did listen to other subjects
A.High consensus, high distinctiveness, high consistency
B.Low consensus, high distinctiveness, low consensus
C.High consensus, low distinctiveness, low consistency