Author Question: Bauer and McKinley elementary schools are involved in a canned food drive to see which school ... (Read 129 times)

jenna1 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Bauer and McKinley elementary schools are involved in a canned food drive to see which school donates the most cans to a local homeless shelter. Alan, a student at Bauer elementary, says, All the kids at McKinley elementary are just donating so they can win the contest. We're donating to help feed the homeless Alan's comment demonstrates ____.

a. cognitive dissonance
b. unrealistic optimism
c. actor-observer effect
d. the ultimate attribution error

Question 2

Barry received an A on his first group project. He believes this grade is the result of his superior intelligence and hard work. He received a D on his second group project, and he attributes this grade to the other group members' poor work and stupidity. What attributional error is Barry demonstrating?

a. The fundamental attribution error
b. A self-serving bias
c. The actor-observer effect
d. Unrealistic optimism