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1

Discounting of situational effects in judging another's behavior is called the fundamental attribution error.
A)True
B)False
2

Intelligent and socially competent people are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error.
A)True
B)False
3

We often explain our own behavior in terms of the situation while holding others responsible for their behavior.
A)True
B)False
4

One reason we underestimate situations in explaining others' behavior is that we focus on the person rather than the situation.
A)True
B)False
5

Attributions of responsibility are at the heart of many judicial decisions.
A)True
B)False
6

Social psychology's most important lesson concerns how much we are affected by our social environment.
A)True
B)False
7

Our Western world view predisposes us to assume that situations rather than persons cause events.
A)True
B)False
8

The attribution error is fundamental because it affects our explanations in basic, important ways.
A)True
B)False
9

Middle-class people are more likely than less advantaged people to assume that people's behaviors have internal explanations.
A)True
B)False
10

People will at times attribute others' behavior to dispositions even when they seem fully aware of the situational forces that may have produced that behavior.
A)True
B)False





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