When a Person Assigns Causes to Another Individual's Behaviour and Assumes

question 86

Multiple Choice

When a person assigns causes to another individual's behaviour and assumes that the behaviour is due to that individual's personal characteristics, a(n) ________ is made.

• A)situational attribution
• B)dispositional attribution
• C)attribution error
• D)external attribution

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Definitions:

Disinhibition Effect

The phenomenon where an individual exhibits uninhibited or impulsive behavior due to a reduction in social restraints or personal inhibitions.

Verbal Modeling

A method of learning in which individuals learn how to act or perform by listening to descriptions or explanations and imitating those verbal instructions.

Perception

The process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions to give meaning to their environment.

Disinhibition

The weakening of inhibitions or constraints by observing the behavior of a model.