The Actor-Observer Effect Describes the Tendency

question 14

Multiple Choice

The actor-observer effect describes the tendency:

• A)for actors to be more expressive than observers in any given situation.
• B)to be less susceptible to the misinformation effect if one is an actor,rather than an observer,in a situation.
• C)to make internal attributions for the behavior of others and external attributions for our own behavior.
• D)to make causal attributions about both actors and observers,depending on the role we are playing in a given context.

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Definitions:

Predictions

Forecasts or anticipations about future events based on current evidence or trends.

Paired Samples T-tests

A statistical procedure used to compare the means of two related groups to determine if there is a significant difference between them.

Pretest

An initial examination or evaluation conducted before a major treatment or intervention to establish a baseline or control variables.

Post-test

An evaluation or assessment conducted after a training, course, or specific period of time to determine what participants have learned or how conditions have changed.