According to the Text, in Order to Obtain a Complete

question 486

Multiple Choice

According to the text, in order to obtain a complete understanding of behavior we need to

• A)focus our attention on the environmental and biological levels of analysis
• B)focus our attention on the psychological and biological level of analysis
• C)move back and forth between different levels of analysis
• D)focus our attention on the psychological level of analysis
• E)select one of the three levels of analysis and apply it rigorously

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Definitions:

Unstable Attribution

An explanation for behavior that shifts across time, context, or situations, suggesting inconsistency in how one attributes causes to events or actions.

Stable Attribution

A belief that causes behind a person's behavior are consistent and permanent over time, attributing actions to innate characteristics.

Global Attribution

The tendency to attribute the causes of behaviors or events to broad, general factors rather than specific situational factors.

Internal Attribution

The process of ascribing the cause of behavior to an internal characteristic of the actor, rather than to external factors.