When People Are Trying to Find Reasons for Someone Else's

question 29

Multiple Choice

When people are trying to find reasons for someone else's behaviour,they tend to

• A)ignore dispositional attributions in favour of situational attributions.
• B)assume that people's behaviour corresponds to the context.
• C)think carefully about personality traits and the situation to derive an explanation.
• D)overestimate personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.

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Definitions:

Basal Metabolic Rate

The amount of energy per unit time that a person needs to maintain the functioning of their body at rest.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that an individual's body weight is maintained around a biologically predetermined point.

Set Point

A theory suggesting that an individual's body weight is regulated at a predetermined, or preferred, level by a feedback control mechanism.

PYY

Peptide YY, a hormone involved in digestive processes and known to reduce appetite.