Mrs Beatty Keeps an Extremely Clean and Tidy House

question 209

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Beatty keeps an extremely clean and tidy house. One neighbor says she's compulsive; Mrs. Beatty, though, says that her active family and busy job force her to stay organized, and she wants to set a good example for her children. These contrasting explanations illustrate the difference between _____ and _____ attributions.

• A)controllable; uncontrollable
• B)dispositional; situational
• C)stable; unstable
• D)central; peripheral

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A phenomenon where the desire for harmony or conformity in a group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Heterogeneity

The quality or state of being diverse in character or content; having a variety of different elements or components.

Self-Categorisation Theory

A social psychological theory that explains how and why individuals identify with specific social groups and behave according to that group membership.

Pluralistic Norm Theory

A theory suggesting that within a diverse society, multiple norms and values coexist and influence behavior.