When People Develop Explanations of Behavior, This Is Known as a

question 81

Multiple Choice

When people develop explanations of behavior, this is known as a

• A) situational attribution.
• B) causal attribution.
• C) causation.
• D) dispositional attribution.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A common cognitive bias where people tend to overemphasize individual personality or dispositional factors and underestimate situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Relationship

An emotional or other connection between people, whether personal, professional, or familial, characterized by varying degrees of intimacy, commitment, and duration.

Active Perception

The process in which the perceiver actively engages in selecting, organizing, and interpreting stimuli.

Interpersonal Perception

The process by which people observe, interpret, and make sense of the behaviors and characteristics of others in social interactions.