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Which of the following is a basic assumption of attribution theory?
 
  a. most causes of behavior are dispositional in nature
  b. people try to determine causes of the behavior of themselves and others
  c. people tend to behave randomly much of the time
  d. people are only interested in the causes of their own behavior

Question 2

People tend to attribute behavior to consistent personality characteristics, or _____, or to the social _____ of the persons involved.
 
  a. individual situation; environmental situation modification
  b. abilities; status
  c. dispositions; situation
  d. situations; disposition



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c



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