When We Attribute Someone's Behaviour to a Personal Trait, Motive

question 149

Multiple Choice

When we attribute someone's behaviour to a personal trait, motive or attitude, we are making

• A) an external attribution.
• B) a situational attribution.
• C) a dispositional attribution
• D) anaccurate attribution.

Compare and contrast different theories explaining the motivation behind social behaviors and cognitive processes.

Understand various management theories and their application in nonprofit organizations.

Identify different types of volunteers and their roles within nonprofit organizations.

Comprehend the integration of financial and social incentives in managing volunteer and staff motivation.

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Definitions:

Scientific Theorizing

The process of formulating, testing, and refining theories based on empirical evidence within the scientific method to explain phenomena.

Theory Theory

The theory that young children have primitive theories about how the world works, which influence how children think about, and act within, specific domains.

Modularity Theory

A theory suggesting that the mind is composed of independent, yet interconnected, modules each responsible for different types of cognitive functions.

Theory Theory

A concept in cognitive development suggesting that children naturally construct theories to understand and predict others' mental states.