The Guidelines for Whether or Not to Include an Additional

question 23

Multiple Choice

The guidelines for whether or not to include an additional variable include all of the following, with the exception of

• A)providing "full disclosure" representative tabulations of the results.
• B)testing whether additional questionable variables have nonzero coefficients.
• C)determining whether it can be measured in the population of interest.
• D)being specific about the coefficient or coefficients of interest.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Causes

Internal factors, such as personality traits or attitudes, that influence an individual's behavior.

Ego Strength

Refers to the ability of the ego to effectively deal with the demands of reality, control impulses, and handle stress.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Situational Attributional Tendency

The tendency to attribute an individual's behavior to situational factors rather than to internal personality traits.