Thomas Pettigrew's Summary of Research on Attribution Theory Found That

question 5

Multiple Choice

Thomas Pettigrew's summary of research on attribution theory found that

• A) individuals are accurate in their perception of the motives of other people's acts, regardless of their in-group or out-group membership.
• B) attribution error is much less common than people think.
• C) individuals commonly distort the motives and acts of people whom they see as out-group members.
• D) when provided with information about out-groups that disproves negative perceptions of them, people quickly alter their perceptions.

---

Definitions:

Mechanism Of Escape

Strategies or behaviors employed by individuals to avoid or alleviate psychological pain, stress, or uncomfortable reality.

Fromm

Erich Fromm was a psychoanalyst and social psychologist who explored the interaction between psychology and society, emphasizing the importance of love, freedom, and non-authoritarian systems.

Mixed Feelings

A state of having simultaneous conflicting reactions, beliefs, or feelings towards a person, situation, or idea.

Fromm

Erich Fromm was a psychoanalyst and social psychologist who explored the interaction between psychology and society, and emphasized the need for human freedom and true self-expression.