When We Observe Others, We Pay Attention to the Social

question 133

Multiple Choice

When we observe others, we pay attention to the social roles they occupy and, in doing so, come to associate the characteristics of the roles with the individuals who occupy them. This is predicted by-------------------and is also an example of the-------------------.

• A) the outgroup homogeneity effect; correspondence bias
• B) social role theory; correspondence bias
• C) social learning theory; ultimate attribution error
• D) social role theory; ultimate attribution error

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