When We Underestimate the Role of Context in Explaining Someone

question 6

Multiple Choice

When we underestimate the role of context in explaining someone else's behaviour we:

• A) make the ultimate attribution error.
• B) show the actor-observer effect.
• C) demonstrate the illusory correlation.
• D) make the fundamental attribution error.

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Definitions:

Epilepsy

A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

Split-Brain Researchers

Scientists who study patients with severed corpus callosum to understand the separate functions of the brain's hemispheres.

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, each of which has distinct functions. The right hemisphere is responsible for creativity and spatial abilities, while the left handles logic and language.

Everyday Activities

Routine tasks and behaviors that individuals engage in on a daily basis, such as eating, sleeping, and working.