Author Question: According to the authors of your text, how frequently should people make internal attributions to ... (Read 94 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

According to the authors of your text, how frequently should people make internal attributions to explain other people's behavior?

a. Never: all behavior is due to the situation.
b. Never: even behavior caused by personality is usually misattributed due to stereotypes.
c. Sometimes: the situation and personality both play a role in determining behavior.
d. Always: people's assumptions are usually right, most behavior is due to personality.

Question 2

Heider assumed that people generally preferred internal over external attributions. This early suggestion has been borne out by later research on

a. the fundamental attribution error.
b. the actor-observer difference.
c. the self-serving bias.
d. defensive attributions.