The Tendency to Explain Other People Behaviors as Being Caused

question 63

Short Answer

The tendency to explain other people behaviors as being caused from dispositions even when situational causes are present is known as ________ bias.

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Definitions:

Two-tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of rejection is on both sides of the sampling distribution, allowing for the exploration of the possibility that a parameter is significantly greater than or less than a specified value.

Means

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated as the sum of the values divided by the number of values.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers, obtained from statistical analysis of a sample, which is expected to encompass the value of a parameter from the overall population that is not yet known.

Mean Height

The average vertical distance measurement, usually of people, within a specific group or population.