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Shawna has just gone through a break-up with her arrogant and selfish boyfriend. While hitting the punching bag in her kickboxing class, she imagines that she is punching her boyfriend's head. Shawna believes that engaging in the relatively harmless pursuit of hitting the punching bag will drain the energy from her more violent tendencies (like her temptation to slit the tires of his car or to break his legs). Research on the idea of catharsis suggests that
 
  a. hitting the punching bag will reduce Shawna's hot-blooded aggressive intent.
  b. the good feelings Shawna derives from hitting the punching bag will be replaced by feelings of guilt andshame, which will make her less likely to engage in aggression in the future.
 c. hitting the punching bag will be a more successful technique for Shawna's attempt to reduce future aggressionthan would distracting herself by going out and having fun with other friends.
 d. hitting the punching bag will make Shawna feel more aggressive toward her ex-boyfriend.

Question 2

Explain Gilbert and Malone's two-step process of making attributions, and identify when in this process the fundamental attribution error occurs.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

According to Gilbert and Malone, we first identify a behavior and then make the initial
assumption that it is caused by the actor's disposition. We then seek more information
about the situational influences on the actor's behavior and adjust our attribution
accordingly. Naturally, the latter step is the more difficult and effortful one. The
fundamental attribution error (the tendency to overattribute another person's behavior
to disposition) occurs when we do not adjust adequately. This may occur because we
do not have the adequate amount of cognitive resources to complete the second step
properly. When people have the time and motivation to make accurate judgments, they
are more likely to take account of situational constraints, and thus less likely to make
the fundamental attribution error.





 

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