Topic 3 - Kelley Covariation Model (Midterm test Revision)

Harold Kelley’s major contribution to attribution theory was the idea that _.

• people's behaviour is corresponding to or matches their disposition or internal attribution such as their personality

• we tend to explain someone's behaviour based on internal factors and underestimate the influence of the external factors

• we notice and think about more than one piece of information when we form an attribution about another person

• the seeming importance of a single information being the focus of people's attention because when we can't see the situation, we will ignore its importance

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

Choose the correct statement to the situation above.

• The actor is the boss

• The actor is Hannah

• The stimuli is the boss

• The stimuli is Hannah

According to Kelley Covariation model, Consensus information is _.

• when actor behaves the same way to different stimuli

• when actor behaves the same way to the same stimuli

• when actor behaves the same way to the same stimuli across time

• when everyone behaves the same way to different stimuli

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

According to Kelley Covariation model, consensus information is when the actor behave the same way to the same stimuli.

According to Kelley Covariation model, the consensus information is LOW when _.

• Everyone is yelling at Hannah

• Only the boss is yelling at Hannah

• The boss is yelling at other employee

• Everyone is yelling at the boss.

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

According to Kelley Covariation model, consensus information is when the actor behave the same way to the same stimuli.

The consensus information is HIGH when _.

• Only the boss is yelling at Hannah

• Everyone is yelling at Hannah

• The boss is yelling at other employee

• Everyone is yelling at the boss

According to Kelley Covariation model, Distinctiveness information is _.

• when actor behaves the same way to different stimuli

• when actor behaves differently to the same stimuli

• when actor behaves the same way to the same stimuli

• when everyone behaves the same way to the same stimuli

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

According to Kelley Covariation model, distinctiveness information is when the actor behave the same way to different stimuli.

According to Kelley Covariation model, the distinctiveness information is LOW when _.

• Everyone is yelling at Hannah

• Only the boss is yelling at Hannah

• The boss only yelling at Hannah

• The boss is yelling at everyone

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

According to Kelley Covariation model, distinctiveness information is when the actor behave the same way to different stimuli.

The distinctiveness information is HIGH when _.

• Only the boss is yelling at Hannah

• Everyone is yelling at Hannah

• The boss only yell at Hannah

• The boss yell at everyone

According to Kelley Covariation model, Consistency information is _.

• When actor behaves different way to the same stimuli across time and circumstances

• When actor behaves different way to different stimuli across time and circumstances

• When actor behaves the same way to the same stimuli across time and circumstances

• When actor behaves the same way to different stimuli across time and circumstances

The boss is yelling at his employee, Hannah.

Consistency information is when actor behaves the same way to the same stimuli across time and circumstances.

The consistency information is LOW when _.

• The boss is yelling at Hannah for the first time

• The boss is yelling at Hannah every time

• The boss is always yelling at Hannah

• The boss sometimes yell at Hannah