Jason Was Fouled by an Unfamiliar Opponent During a Basketball

question 170

Multiple Choice

Jason was fouled by an unfamiliar opponent during a basketball game at a neighborhood park.His consumption of alcohol prior to the game is most likely to lead him to interpret the foul as

• A) funny.
• B) his own fault.
• C) unintended.
• D) a provocation.

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Definitions:

Covariation Model

Kelley’s theory of causal attribution – people assign the cause of behaviour to the factor that covaries most closely with the behaviour.

Emotional Lability

The propensity for rapid, often unpredictable changes in emotion.

Correspondent Inference

A theory suggesting that people infer the motives and dispositions of others from observable behaviors, especially if the behaviors are unexpected.

Causal Inference

The process of determining the cause-and-effect relationship between variables, typically assessed through controlled experiments or observational studies.