Author Question: Regarding attributions, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. The actor-observer effect ... (Read 1270 times)

kaid0807 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Regarding attributions, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The actor-observer effect is strong across a wide variety of situations.
b. The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to situationaldemands is explained by the actor-observer effect.
c. Attributions are influenced by cognitive biases like the fundamental attribution error, the actor-observer effect, and the self-serving bias.
d. The self-serving bias is widespread in Western cultures.
e. In the fundamental attribution error, people overemphasize internal causes when explaining others' behavior.

Question 2

All but which of the following are examples of the application of principles of operant conditioning?

a. biofeedback training
b. behavioral modification
c. conditioned immune system responses d. programmed instruction
e. token economies