Author Question: Which of the following terms best describes the tendency to underestimate the influence of external ... (Read 59 times)

BrownTown3 · **on:** Jul 6, 2018

Which of the following terms best describes the tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the behavior of others?

A) fundamental attribution error
B) bandwagon effect
C) contrast effect
D) emotional dissonance
E) self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 2

Megan Cardova, who works as a sales executive at Orbit Bank, has been failing to meet her sales targets for the last 10 months.

Recently, she had a face-to-face discussion with her manager where she said that the unrealistic targets were the reason for her underperformance. The manager, however, noticed that all the other team members were achieving their targets and sometimes were even achieving more than the set numbers. Which of the following is Cardova's behavior most likely to be characterized as according to the attribution theory?
A) low distinctiveness
B) high rigidity
C) high traceability
D) low consensus
E) low consistency

mohan · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 6, 2018

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