Social Psychology Quiz

What does the Actor/Observer bias refer to?

• The leader's tendency to be less likely to punish the follower who apologizes.

• The common tendency for the actor to blame external factors for their unsuccessful behavior while the observer blames internal factors for the same behavior.

• The process of making inferences and judgments about the causes of people's behavior.

• The tendency to overvalue internal factors in explaining someone's behavior.

What is the Apology effect?

• The leader's tendency to be less likely to punish the follower who says he or she is sorry for his or her behavior.

• The tendency to attribute one's own successes to one's abilities and failures to external factors.

• The process of making an attribution based on how other people perform a specific task.

• The tendency of a leader to punish a follower more severely if the follower’s behavior has negative consequences.

What is meant by Attribution in the context of this chapter?

• The study of human interaction, including the study of attraction, attitude formation, and group dynamics.

• The tendency to overvalue internal factors in explaining someone's behavior.

• The process of making inferences and judgments about the causes of people's behavior.

• The leader's tendency to be less likely to punish the follower who apologizes.

What does Consensus refer to when making an attribution?

• The process of making an attribution based on how a person performed the same task on other occasions.

• The process of making an attribution based on how other people perform a specific task.

• The tendency to attribute one's own successes to one's abilities, and to blame failures on external factors.

• The process of assigning blame or credit for a person's behavior to that person's abilities or lack of abilities.

What is the Fundamental attribution error?

• The tendency to attribute one's own successes to one's abilities, and to blame failures on external factors.

• The process of making an attribution based on how a person performed the same task on other occasions.

• The tendency to overvalue internal factors in explaining someone's behavior, while undervaluing external factors.

• The leader's tendency to be less likely to punish the follower who says he or she is sorry for his or her behavior.

What is Self-serving bias?

• The tendency to attribute one's own successes to one's abilities, and to blame failures on external factors beyond one's control.

• The process of making an attribution based on how other people perform a specific task.

• The tendency of a leader to punish a follower more severely if the follower’s behavior has negative consequences.

• The common tendency for the actor to blame external factors for their unsuccessful behavior.

What does Social psychology study?

• The process of making inferences and judgments about the causes of people's behavior.

• The tendency to overvalue internal factors in explaining someone's behavior.

• The study of human interaction, including the study of attraction, attitude formation, influence, and group dynamics.

• The leader's tendency to be less likely to punish the follower who apologizes.

What is the definition of Behavior according to LPO Chapter 5?

• Anything that follows a behavior

• What people do or say, related to but not the same as what one thinks

• The presentation of reinforcements after a fixed number of correct or desired responses

• A phenomenon that explains why some behaviors are repeated while others stop

What typically results in unsuccessful task accomplishment?

• On-task behavior

• Off-task behavior

• Continuous reinforcement schedule

• Fixed interval schedule

What is a consequence in the context of LPO Chapter 5 definitions?

• A reinforcement that follows every correct or desired behavior

• A phenomenon that explains why some behaviors are repeated while others stop

• Anything that follows a behavior, which can be good or bad

• The presentation of reinforcements after a fixed number of correct or desired responses