The Tendency to Explain Others' Actions as Stemming from Dispositions

question 32

Multiple Choice

The tendency to explain others' actions as stemming from dispositions even in the presence of clear situational causes is called the ________.

• A)correspondence bias
• B)availability bias
• C)correlational bias
• D)heuristic bias
• E)representative bias

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Definitions:

Generativity/Stagnation

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where adults strive to create or nurture things that will outlast them, versus a sense of inactivity and personal impoverishment.

Erikson

Known for outlining the eight stages of psychosocial development which track an individual's progression and conflicts from infancy to late adulthood.

Reflect

To think deeply or carefully about something, often involving careful consideration or meditation on past events or situations.

Erikson

Erik Erikson was a psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial development of humans, emphasizing the impact of society and culture on personality development across eight stages.