All of the Following Are Used When Making an Attribution

question 109

Multiple Choice

All of the following are used when making an attribution of behavior EXCEPT:

• A) the consistency of the behavior
• B) the consensus of the behavior
• C) the distinctiveness of the behavior
• D) the temporary state of the behavior
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A technique in behaviorism where behaviors are broken down into small tasks and each one is mastered in turn leading towards a target behavior.

Desired Response

The expected or targeted reaction or outcome from a given stimulus or action.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular behavior is reinforced, helping the individual to distinguish when certain behaviors are likely to be rewarded.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus comes to be elicited by a previously neutral stimulus through association.