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TAP 3 (15%)

Attribution Theories (chapter 10)

Student’ name: ______________________________________ ID: __________ Section: _______

Answer sheet

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1. Multiple choice questions (4 points each)

1. The causes attributed to behaviors will influence subsequent ____________ and new behaviors:

Attempts

Reasons

Attributions

Emotions

2. The attribution theories try to determine _____ people do _____ they do in order to uncover the feelings and traits that are behind their actions:

Why-what

Who-what

Why-why

What-why

3. Over time we use ______________ (correlations) to make a judgment about a person’s behavior:

Instincts

Habits

Covariation

All of above

4. Which of the following does not cause the person to put in effort or complete a task?

Locus

Stability

Controllability

None of the above

5. ___________ is the belief that people feel the same as we do about something:

False Consensus

Attribution

Instinct

Motivation

2. True- False questions (4 points each)

1. We do attempt to determine the causes of only our own behavior.

- True/False

2. According to Kelley, we notice and think about more than one piece of information when we form an impression of another person.

- True/False

3. One of the reasons that Fundamental Attribution Error happens is because we totally understand the impact of the situational factors.

-True/False

4. The belief that people feel the same as we do about something is false consensus.

- True/False

5. Helpless people need performance goals.

- True/False

1. Explain Covariation Theory by giving examples. (10 points)

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2. Explain Heider’s Naïve psychology Theory? (20 points)

3. What is Fundamental Attribution Error? Why does it occur? Explain with examples. (30 points)

Bonus Question (10%):

Explain the following statement in terms of Attribution Theories;

“Mastery-oriented people need learning/outcomes-based goals”

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