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Suppose a certain student, Jake, falls asleep during every chemistry class. Further suppose that Jake is the only one who falls asleep in this class and he falls asleep in all of his other classes. According to Kelley's covariation theory of attribution,
 
  how will people explain his behavior?
  a. It is due to something unusual about this particular class because his behavior is low in consensus, high in distinctiveness, and high in consistency.
  b. Chemistry is really a boring class because Jake's behavior is high in consensus, high in distinctiveness, and high in consistency.
  c. It is due to something unusual about Jake because his behavior is low in consensus, low in distinctiveness, and high in consistency.
  d. It is due to something peculiar about the circumstances on a particular day because his behavior is high in consensus.

Question 2

Suppose that Mischa has found that when she sits in the first row of discussion classes, she gets a better participation grade, regardless of how much she actually participates.
 
  Her positioning in front of the teacher could have an effect on how large of a role the teacher thinks Mischa has in discussion due to
  a. the teacher's use of schemas.
  b. perceptual salience.
  c. the what is beautiful is good schema.
  d. the two-step process of attribution.



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amit

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B




swpotter12

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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