Attribution Theory Is Primarily Concerned with Explaining ________

question 102

Multiple Choice

Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

• A)the behavior of groups
• B)one's own perceptions
• C)the behavior of others
• D)the perceptions of others

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism in which an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.

Defense Mechanism

Unconscious psychological strategies utilized by individuals to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory that childhood development occurs in a series of fixed psychosexual stages, each focused on erogenous zones that shape personality.

Anal Phase

The second stage in Freud's psychosexual development, focusing on bowel and bladder elimination and control issues.