AP Psychology Unit 4: Attribution Theory and Perception Quiz

AP Psychology Unit 4: Attribution Theory and Perception Quiz

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9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of attribution theory?

Explaining the causes of behaviors

Predicting future behaviors

Assessing personality traits

Measuring intelligence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which bias involves attributing our own actions to situational factors but others' actions to dispositional factors?

Self-serving bias

Actor-observer bias

Fundamental attribution error

Confirmation bias

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the fundamental attribution error?

Overemphasizing situational factors for others

Underestimating internal factors for oneself

Underestimating external factors for oneself

Overemphasizing internal factors for others

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does an optimistic explanatory style interpret negative events?

As temporary and external

As permanent and internal

As temporary and internal

As permanent and external

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of a person with an internal locus of control?

Believing outcomes are due to luck

Feeling powerless to change events

Relying on others for success

Taking responsibility for their actions

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which effect explains why repeated exposure to a stimulus can increase our liking for it?

Recency effect

Placebo effect

Mere exposure effect

Halo effect

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

An expectation that has no impact on behavior

A random occurrence with no explanation

A prediction that never comes true

A belief that leads to its own fulfillment

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