Which of the Following Describes the Fundamental Attribution Error

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the fundamental attribution error?

• A)People seldom make attributions about their own behavior.
• B)The likelihood of making an error attributing the behavior of another person increases with your familiarity of that other person.
• C)We tend to believe that other people have the same beliefs and behaviors that we have.
• D)We tend to believe the behavior of other people is caused more by their motivation and ability than by factors beyond their control.
• E)We tend to believe that colleagues perform their jobs better than we perform our job.

Differentiate among the three neurotic trends: moving toward, against, and away from people.

Explain Horney’s views on self-protection mechanisms and compare them with Freud’s defense mechanisms.

Comprehend Horney’s concept of the idealized self-image and the tyranny of the shoulds.

Acknowledge the role of childhood versus later life experiences in shaping personality according to Horney.

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