Gianna was coming home from work and could not help but notice the young woman who seemed to be driving in a reckless manner
She immediately wondered if the girl was in an emergency or if something important was going on to make her drive like that. Gianna just made a(n)
A) internal attribution.
B) dispositional attribution.
C) external attribution.
D) impression attribution.
Answer: C
Rationale: External attribution (also known as a situational attribution), is when the observer explains the actor's behavior as the result of the social context. In contrast, internal attribution (also known as a dispositional attribution), is when the observer explains the actor's behavior as due to some intrinsic quality of the actor. In this example, Gianna guesses about the cause of the reckless driving are based on situational, not dispositional causes.
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People of ________________ have engaged in scholarly efforts to understand themselves by constructing theories of personality.
a) North America b) the United States and Europe c) all cultures d) the Western world
All of the following make attitudes more likely to influence behavior EXCEPT
a. stability. b. situational attributions. c. certainty. d. specificity. e. easy recall.