You believe that people who steal may be forced into this behavior because they live in poverty and don't have enough resources. What type of attribution are you making to explain their behavior?

a. a dispositional attribution
b. a situational attribution
c. an intrinsic attribution
d. an internal attribution

Answer: B

Psychology

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A) There is a chemical in alcohol that triggers a suicide response in the brain. B) Alcohol is less well metabolized by those who are depressed. C) Alcohol lowers inhibitions and impairs judgment. D) Pound for pound, women get drunk on less alcohol than men.

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Which of the following actions would school-age children consider to be worse in a moral sense?

A) purposefully burning a flag in public B) accidentally burning a flag in public C) burning a flag to protest the unfair treatment of a country's citizens D) purposefully burning a flag in private

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