In Jones and Davis's Correspondent Inference Theory, Observers Trying to Infer

question 36

Multiple Choice

In Jones and Davis's correspondent inference theory, observers trying to infer whether a particular behavior corresponds to an enduring personal characteristic of the actor would ask all of the following questions except,

• A) Did the behavior violate any social norms?
• B) What were the consequences of the behavior?
• C) What is the actor's perception of the behavior?
• D) Did the actor freely choose to perform the behavior?

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Definitions:

Capital

Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as funds held in deposit accounts and/or funds obtained from special financing sources.

Marginal Productivity Theory

An economic theory suggesting that the payment to each factor of production equals the added productivity that one additional unit of the factor brings to the product.

Income Distribution

How the total earnings are distributed among people or families within an economic system.

MRP Curve

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