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Week 10 - Attributions and Bias
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1A correspondent inference is...
- AAn inference that behaviours are related to personal characteristics.
- BAn inference that the person on tv is giving us accurate news.
- CWhen we infer that one cause corresponds to 2 separate inferences.
- DArrived at from deductive reasoning but not inductive reasoning.
2The covariation principle proposes that...
- Athe cause of a behaviour is the factor that covaries the most with that behavior.
- Bbehaviour corresponds to a personal characteristic.
- Cwhen one variable predicts another with 100% it has a correlation of 1.
- Dpeople's behaviour covaries with the weather.
3Which of the following suggests we should be making an internal attribution?
- AHigh consistency
- BLow distinctiveness
- CLow consensus
- DLow consistency
- EHigh distinctiveness
- FHigh consensus
4Which of the following suggests we should make an external attribution for a persons behaviour?
- AHigh distinctiveness
- BHigh consesus
- CHigh consistency
- DLow distinctiveness
- ELow consensus
- FLow consistency
5Once a belief is formed it is very hard to change it.
This is an example of?- ABelief perseverance
- BAvailability heuristic
- CConfirmation bias
- DBelief formation theory
6Our tendency to judge what group someone is in based on how close they resemble the average member of that category is called the...
- ARepresentative heuristic
- BAvailability bias
- CConfirmation bias
- DSimilarity hypothesis
7Which of the following can increase the illusion of control?
- APersonal choice
- BFamiliarity
- CInvolvement
- DCompetition
- EThe rubber hand illusion
- FBeing in charge of an unrelated task
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- PSY234 - Personality and Social Quiz on Week 10 - Attributions and Bias, created by Daniel Whiting on 29/05/2017.
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