Attribution refers to the process of
a. making judgments about ourselves through comparison with others.
b. making inferences about the causes of one's own behavior and that of others.
c. bringing one's behavior into agreement with the behavior of others in a group.
d. revealing private thoughts, feelings, and one's personal history to others.
ANSWER: b
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Lily is interested in conducting an experiment to demonstrate that there are some situations in which men are more likely to conform than women. Which strategy should Lily adopt in designing her study?
a. She should have participants engage in a discussion about politics. b. She should have participants engage in a discussion about fashion. c. She should tell participants that they are being observed throughout the study. d. She should tell participants that their primary goal in the study should be to appear attractive toward groupmembers of the opposite sex.
In the United States and other Western cultures, the path to heightened levels of self-esteem is believed to be attained through
a. personal success. b. group success. c. a complete understanding of one's self. d. an accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the group to which one belongs.