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1The process of assigning cause to our own behaviour, and that of others.
- AAttribution (p. 84)
- BHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- CPersonalism (p. 87)
- DConsistency Information (p. 87)
2Model of social cognition that characterises people as using rational, scientific-like, cause–effect analyses to understand their world.
- AHeider’s Theory of Naive Psychology (p. 85)
- BJones and Davis’ Theory of Correspondent Inference (p. 86)
- CKelley’s Covariation Model (p. 87)
- DConspiracy Theories (p. 108)
3Three Principles of Naïve Psychology (p. 85)
- ALooking for behaviour causes to discover other people’s motives.
- BFocus on stable and enduring properties.
- CDistinguish between personal factors.
- DBehaviour freely chosen.
4Explanation of behaviour due to internal reasoning such as personality.
- ADispositional Attribution (p. 85)
- BSituational Attribution (p. 85)
- CHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
5Explanation of behaviour due to external reasoning such as environment.
- ADispositional Attribution (p. 85)
- BSituational Attribution (p. 85)
- CHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
6A theory explaining how people infer that a person’s behaviour corresponds to an underlying disposition or personality trait.
- AJones and Davis’ Theory of Correspondent Inference (p. 86)
- BHeider’s Theory of Naive Psychology (p. 85)
- CKelley’s Covariation Model (p. 87)
- DConspiracy Theories (p. 108)
7Five Sources of Information or Cues to Make a Correspondent Inference.
- ABehaviour Freely Chosen (p. 86)
- BNon-Common Effects (p. 86)
- CBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- DHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- EPersonalism (p. 87)
- FConsistency Information (p. 87)
8The act was freely chosen.
- ABehaviour Freely Chosen (p. 86)
- BNon-Common Effects (p. 86)
- CBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
9Effects of behaviour that are relatively exclusive to that behaviour rather than other behaviours.
- AHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- BNon-Common Effects (p. 86)
- CBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
10Behaviour likely to be controlled by societal norms.
- APersonalism (p. 87)
- BHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- CBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- DNon-Common Effects (p. 86)
11Refers to behaviour that has important direct consequences for self.
- ABehaviour Freely Chosen (p. 86)
- BBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- CHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
12Behaviour that appears to be directly intended to benefit or harm oneself rather than others.
- ABehaviour Freely Chosen (p. 86)
- BBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
- CHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
13A theory of causal attribution whereby people assign the cause of behaviour to the factor that covaries most closely with the behaviour.
- AHeider’s Theory of Naive Psychology (p. 85)
- BJones and Davis’ Theory of Correspondent Inference (p. 86)
- CKelley’s Covariation Model (p. 87)
- DConspiracy Theory (p. 108)
14Three Classes of Information Associated with the Co-Occurrence of a Certain Action.
- AConsistency Information (p. 87)
- BDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
- CConsensus Information (p. 87)
- DBehaviour Freely Chosen (p. 86)
- ELevelling (p. 107)
15Information about the extent to which a behaviour Y always co-occurs with a stimulus X.
- AConsistency Information (p. 87)
- BDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
- CConsensus Information (p. 87)
- DCorrelation (p. 13)
16Information about whether a person’s reaction occurs only with one stimulus, or is a common reaction to many stimuli.
- AConsistency Information (p. 87)
- BDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
- CConsensus Information (p. 87)
- DConfounding (p. 10)
17Information about the extent to which other people react in the same way to a stimulus X.
- AConsistency Information (p. 87)
- BDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
- CConsensus Information (p. 87)
- DExternal Validity (p. 12)
18Experience-based beliefs about how certain types of cause interact to produce an effect.
- ACausal Schemata (p. 89)
- BThe Actor-Observer Effect (p. 97-98)
- CIllusion of Control (p. 100)
- DHedonic Relevance (p. 87)
19A tendency for people to over-attribute behaviour to stable underlying personality dispositions.
- ACorrespondence Bias (or Fundamental Attribution Error) (p. 95)
- BOutcome Bias (p. 86)
- CUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
20Belief that the outcomes of a behaviour were intended by the person who chose the behaviour.
- ACorrespondence Bias (or Fundamental Attribution Error) (p. 95)
- BOutcome Bias (p. 86)
- CUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- DPersonalism (p. 87)
21Tendency to consider behaviour to reflect underlying and immutable, often innate, properties of people for the groups they belong to.
- AEssentialism (p. 96)
- BUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- CStereotype (p. 103)
- DBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
22Tendency to attribute our own behaviours externally and others’ behaviours internally.
- AThe Actor-Observer Effect (p. 97-98)
- BCorrespondence Bias (or Fundamental Attribution Error) (p. 95)
- CUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- DOutcome Bias (p. 86)
23A tendency to see your own behaviour as more typical than it really is.
- AThe False Consensus Effect (p. 98-99)
- BSelf-Serving Bias (p. 99)
- CCausal Schemata (p. 89)
- DConsistency Information (p. 87)
24Attributional distortions that protect or enhance self-esteem or the self-concept.
- ASelf-Serving Biases (p. 99)
- BCorrespondence Bias (or Fundamental Attribution Error) (p. 95)
- CConsistency Information (p. 87)
- DSharpening (p. 107)
25Select the all the types of self-serving bias.
- ASelf-Handicapping (p. 100)
- BIllusion of Control (p. 100)
- CBelief in a Just World (p. 100-101)
- DOutcome Bias (p. 86)
- ESharpening (p. 107)
26Publicly making advance external attributions for our anticipated failure or poor performance in a forthcoming event.
- ASelf-Handicapping (p. 100)
- BIllusion of Control (p. 100)
- CBelief in a Just World (p. 100-101)
- DLevelling (p. 107)
27Belief that we have more control over our world than we really do.
- ASelf-Handicapping (p. 100)
- BIllusion of Control (p. 100)
- CBelief in a Just World (p. 100-101)
- DThe False Consensus Effect (p. 98-99)
28Belief that the world is a just and predictable place where good things happen to ‘good people’ and bad things happen to ‘bad people’.
- ASelf-Handicapping (p. 100)
- BIllusion of Control (p. 100)
- CBelief in a Just World (p. 100-101)
- DLevelling (p. 107)
29Process of assigning the cause of one’s own or others’ behaviour to group membership.
- AIntergroup Attribution (p. 102)
- BStereotype (p. 103)
- CSocial Representations (p. 105)
- DBehaviour Social Desirability (p. 86)
30Evaluative preference for all aspects of our own group relative to other groups.
- AEthnocentrism (p. 102)
- BUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- CStereotype (p. 103)
- DSharpening (p. 107)
31Tendency to attribute bad outgroup and good ingroup behaviour internally and attribute good outgroup and bad ingroup behaviour externally.
- AUltimate Attribution Error (p. 102)
- BCorrespondence Bias (or Fundamental Attribution Error) (p. 95)
- COutcome Bias (p. 86)
- DStereotype (p. 103)
32Collectively elaborated explanations of unfamiliar and complex phenomena that transform them into a familiar and simple form.
- AStereotype (p. 103)
- BSocial Representations (p. 105)
- CIntergroup Attribution (p. 102)
- DCausal Schemata (p. 89)
33Three processes associated with rumour transmission
- ALevelling (p. 107)
- BSharpening (p. 107)
- CAssimilation (p. 107)
- DCausal Schemata (p. 89)
- EDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
34The rumour quickly becomes shortened, less detailed and less complex.
- ALevelling (p. 107)
- BSharpening (p. 107)
- CAssimilation (p. 107)
- DDistinctiveness Information (p. 87)
35Certain features of the rumour are selectively emphasised and exaggerated.
- ALevelling (p. 107)
- BSharpening (p. 107)
- CAssimilation (p. 107)
- DEssentialism (p. 96)
36The rumour is distorted in line with people’s pre-existing prejudices, partialities, interests and agendas.
- ALevelling (p. 107)
- BSharpening (p. 107)
- CAssimilation (p. 107)
- DConsensus Information (p. 87)
37Explanation of wide spread, complex and worrying events in terms of the premeditated actions of small groups of highly organised conspirators.
- AHeider’s Theory of Naive Psychology (p. 85)
- BJones and Davis’ Theory of Correspondent Inference (p. 86)
- CKelley’s Covariation Model (p. 87)
- DConspiracy Theories (p. 108)
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