1. Which of the following terms is associated with situational influences rather than dispositional influences?
ability
task difficulty
intention
locus
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2. Which of the following is not one of the basic assumptions of attributions theory?
all behavior is dispositional
people attempt to determine the causes of their own behavior and that of others
rules exist which can explain how people attribute behavior
the causes attributed to particular behaviors will influence subsequent behaviors
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3. According to the Jones and Davis Correspondence Theory of attribution
nonnormative behavior is considered to be situational
behaviors judged to be socially desirable are dispositional
when the correspondence between observed and previous behaviors is high, people make dispositional attributions
when the correspondence between observed and previous behaviors is high, people make situational attributions
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4. Kelly's attribution theory proposes that
people choose the "best fit" explanation for other's behavior, but not their own
people choose the "best fit" explanation for their own behavior, but not that of others
people choose the "best fit" explanation for both their own behavior and that of others
none of the above
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5. Which of the following describe the properties of both ability and task difficulty?
stable
unstable
internal
external
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6. According to the _______ we seek an external alibi when we are about to fail at a task.
ultimate attribution error
self-serving bias
self-handicapping strategy
noncommon effects theory
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7. The three dimensions of attribution according to Weiner and added to by Seligman are
internal-external, stable-unstable, global-specific
lucky-unlucky, rational-irrational, global-specific
introversion-extroversion, internal-external, rational-irrational
global-internal, specific-irrational, stable-psychotic
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8. The term used by Carl Rogers to describe a person working toward growth and fulfillment is
self-actualization
competent
fully-actualized
fully-functioning
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9. Which of the following is not a characteristic mentioned by Rogers of a fully-functioning individual?
sense of freedom
creativity
mystic experiences
openness to experience
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10. Which of the following would not be a deprivation need according to Maslow?
beauty
esteem
safety
belongingness
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