Internal Attribution

question 31

Multiple Choice

Internal attribution

• A)is the belief that a behavior is caused by the characteristics that are specific to that person.
• B)is the causal explanation given for an observed behavior.
• C)explains someone's behavior by referring to the situation.
• D)is the tendency to attribute failures to the situation while attributing successes to internal causes.

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Definitions:

Theory of Mind

The ability to attribute mental states—beliefs, intents, desires, emotions—to oneself and others, and to understand that others have beliefs and perspectives different from one's own.

Passive Sentences

Sentences in which the subject receives the action, often characterized by the use of "by" to introduce the doer.

Active Ones

Individuals who are energetically involved in activities or the initiation of actions.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them.