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1. The fundamental attribution error involves the tendency to
• overestimate situational causes of behavior.
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2. We commit the fundamental attribution error when we explain other people's behavior. Our own behavior we often explain in terms of
• the actor.
• charisma.
• the situation.
• personality.
3. Which of the following is not one of the three covariation factors?
• Consensus
• Consistency
• Distinctiveness
• Competence
4. As the once-visible person recedes in memory, observers often give more and more credit for a given behavior to
• the person.
• the situation.
• internal personality factors.
• external personality factors.
5. Internal is to dispositional as external is to
reaction.
situational.
overstatement.
correspondence.
6. Situational is to sympathetic as dispositional is to
benefit.
internal.
attribution.
unfavorable.
7. Individualistic is to situational as collectivist is to
sympathetic.
dispositional.
eastern civilization.
western civilization.
8. We are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error when
explaining _____ behavior.
friendly
our own
aggressive
other people’s
9. People who are perceived as being physically attractive are also often viewed as more intelligent, more kind, & more successful. This is called:
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
reaction.
situational.
overstatement.
correspondence.
6. Situational is to sympathetic as dispositional is to
benefit.
internal.
attribution.
unfavorable.
7. Individualistic is to situational as collectivist is to
sympathetic.
dispositional.
eastern civilization.
western civilization.
8. We are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error when
explaining _____ behavior.
friendly
our own
aggressive
other people’s
9. People who are perceived as being physically attractive are also often viewed as more intelligent, more kind, & more successful. This is called:
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
benefit.
internal.
attribution.
unfavorable.
7. Individualistic is to situational as collectivist is to
sympathetic.
dispositional.
eastern civilization.
western civilization.
8. We are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error when
explaining _____ behavior.
friendly
our own
aggressive
other people’s
9. People who are perceived as being physically attractive are also often viewed as more intelligent, more kind, & more successful. This is called:
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
sympathetic.
dispositional.
eastern civilization.
western civilization.
8. We are less likely to commit the fundamental attribution error when
explaining _____ behavior.
friendly
our own
aggressive
other people’s
9. People who are perceived as being physically attractive are also often viewed as more intelligent, more kind, & more successful. This is called:
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
friendly
our own
aggressive
other people’s
9. People who are perceived as being physically attractive are also often viewed as more intelligent, more kind, & more successful. This is called:
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
conformity.
social comparison.
the halo effect.
cognitive dissonance.
10. We tend to automatically believe that the scripted behavior of an actor reflects
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
inner dispositions.
audience pressures.
powerful environmental forces.
a carefully prepared social script.
11. The fundamental attribution error is reduced when
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
the actor & observer switch perspectives with each other.
more than one observer accounts for the actor’s behavior.
the observer does not know the personal identity of the actor.
the actor’s behavior is not personally relevant to the observer.
12. As time goes by an observer tends to give more credit for the cause
of behavior to the
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
person.
situation.
original attribution.
opposite of the original attribution.
13. Another term for the fundamental attribution error that many social psychologists prefer is
• dispositional error.
• actor-observer bias.
• correspondence bias.
• correspondence inference.
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Social Psychology Robert C. Gates 
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