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Attribution & Attitude

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Katie is sure that she was fired because her boss was a total jerk and didn't like her. 
What is this an example of? 
a)
Internal Attribution
b)
External Attribution
c)
Self-Serving Bias
d)
Self-Effacing Bias
2.
The science of actions and mental processes of people and animal is called what? 
a)
Psychology
b)
Philosophy
c)
Attribution Theory
d)
Social Psychology
3.
People in the US tend to credit their own behavior to the situation they are in.  
What is that called? 
a)
External Attribution Error
b)
Fundamental Attribution Error
c)
That doesn't have a name
d)
Actor Observer Bias
4.
What year celebrates the birth of psychology as it's own field? 
a)
1879
b)
1897
c)
1907
d)
1889
5.
Kuda lives in Nigeria. He knows he only won the science fair because of his supportive teachers and family. The next week, when he failed his math test, he blamed himself for not studying enough.  
What is this an example of? 
a)
Internal Attribution
b)
Self-Serving Bias
c)
Self-Effacing Bias
d)
External Attribution
6.
A culture that values unity, tradition, and strong family ties can be described as: 
a)
Individualist
b)
collectivist
c)
tribal
d)
developing
7.
Psychology came mostly from the fields of ___________ and philosophy
a)
phisiology
b)
physics
c)
phenomonology
d)
phonology
8.
The tendency to attribute the actions of others to dispositional factors is called what? 
a)
Internal Attribution
b)
Fundamental Attribution Error
c)
That doesn't have a name
d)
External Attribution Error
9.
Stephanie Wilson knows that she was able to become an astronaut because of her excellent ability to innovate and solve problems. 
What is this an example of? 
a)
Self-Effacing Bias 
b)
Self-Serving Bias
c)
External Attribution
d)
Internal Attribution
10.
Why is the Just World Hypothesis problematic? 
a)
It helps us make sense of the world
b)
It is not accurate 
c)
It can lead to victim blaming
d)
It cannot be proven 
11.
John attributes his success as an Australian animal expert on his own courage and skill. He is quick to blame the bright Outback sun for his inability to catch the koala in his own backyard. 
What is this an example of? 
a)
Internal Attribution
b)
Self-Serving Bias
c)
Self-Effacing Bias
d)
External Attribution
12.
Attitude is comprised of 3 parts: the __________ element, the behavioral element, and the cognitive element.  
a)
affective
b)
attributive
c)
cultural
d)
psychological
13.
Which function of attitude helps us feel better when we feel guilty? 
a)
Ego-expression
b)
Ego-defense
c)
Knowledge
d)
Adaptation
14.
What does the adaptation function of attitude help us with? 
a)
Social Situations
b)
Protecting our self-esteem
c)
Predict future behavior
d)
Affirming our identity
15.
What did LaPiere's study prove? 
a)
Behavior and attitude don't always match
b)
People aren't really prejudice 
c)
Attitude influences behavior 
d)
Behavior influences attitude