When People Make Dispositional Attributions for Their Successes and Make

question 85

Multiple Choice

When people make dispositional attributions for their successes and make situational attributions for their failures, they are demonstrating

• A)the fundamental attribution error.
• B)the actor-observer effect.
• C)a self-serving bias.
• D)a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• E)the elaboration likelihood model.

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Definitions:

Tantalus

A figure in Greek mythology who was punished in the afterlife by being made to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and under a tree whose fruit always eluded his grasp.

Mythological

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Nietzsche

A German philosopher, cultural critic, and poet, known for his critiques of the morals and religion of his time, emphasizing the importance of individualism and will to power.

Reason

The capacity of the human mind to analyze, assess, and form judgments through logical thinking.