Social psychology Q1

What does Attribution Theory, as proposed by Fritz Heider in 1958, explain?

• How people decide whether someone’s behavior is caused by their personality or their situation.

• How people learn new skills through observation.

• How emotions influence decision-making.

• How cultural background affects language acquisition.

Dispositional attribution is primarily concerned with:

• External events

• Internal moods

• Social norms

• Environmental factors

Which of the following is a situational factor?

• Abilities

• Moods

• Parents

• Attitudes

Situational attributions focus on which of the following?

• Internal factors

• Personality traits

• Environmental factors

• Moods

What might a student blame for poor performance in a situational attribution?

• Personality

• Intelligence

• Unfair test

• Hard work

What does the explanatory style determine about a student's perception?

• Their academic performance

• Their perception of life events

• Their athletic ability

• Their artistic skills

How are good things explained in a pessimistic explanatory style?

• As likely to happen again

• As one-time events

• As external events

• As unstable events

What does a situational attribution focus on?

• The driver's personality

• External circumstances

• The driver's past behavior

• The car's condition

What might a tolerant driver assume about another driver's negative behavior?

• The driver is reckless.

• The driver is ill.

• The driver is angry.

• The driver is lost.

What is a common assumption made about others' behavior in the Actor-Observer Bias?

• It is due to external circumstances

• It is due to internal traits

• It is due to random events

• It is due to peer pressure