Author Question: With regard to the attributions that accompany conflict, which of the following statements is NOT ... (Read 43 times)

nramada · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

With regard to the attributions that accompany conflict, which of the following statements is NOT true?

a. It is only natural for people to search for causes when conflicts erupt.
b. As a general rule each of us tends to believe that we have justifiable reasons for our own behavior.
c. As a general rule we tend to hold our partners responsible for whatever goes wrong in the relationship.
d. As a general rule the attributions we make are not related to our feelings about the
relationship.

Question 2

The 2005 Katrina hurricane disaster in New Orleans brought national attention to the issue of poverty. Many poor were unable to evacuate before the storm and were stranded by floods.

Some attributed the problems to large social institutions like the federal, state, and local governments for their failure to maintain safe levees, evacuate people or provide aid after the storm. Conservative commentators blamed
a. superstitious traditions that prompted people to pray and perform religious rituals for safety instead of evacuating.
b. the breakdown of the family indicated by 60 of births in New Orleans being out of wedlock creating poverty and vulnerability.
c. the breakdown of the extended family; most only took care of their own nuclear families instead of helping older parents or poor siblings or cousins.
d. the breakdown of neighborhoods' sense of community responsibility indicated by an every man for himself mentality instead of helping neighbors.