Site MapHelpFeedbackMultiple Choice Quiz
Multiple Choice Quiz
(See related pages)

1
The tendency to over-attribute others' behavior to dispositional causes and underestimate the importance of a situation is called the
A)halo effect.
B)self-serving bias.
C)fundamental attribution error.
D)assumed similarity bias.
2
A stranger goes straight to the front of a long line waiting to speak with a customer-service representative at a department store. In applying the fundamental attribution error, you would most likely think that
A)the stranger is a rude person.
B)the stranger must have an emergency .
C)the stranger didn't notice the line of other customers waiting.
D)that stranger was told by another employee to go straight to the front of the line.
3
People are most likely to apply the fundamental attribution error to
A)themselves.
B)a parent.
C)a good friend.
D)a celebrity.
4
Samantha rushes into her dorm room and yells at her roommate for leaving a mess on Samantha's desk. Which of the following is a dispositional attribution for Samantha's behavior?
A)Samantha learned in class earlier that day that she had received a low test score on an exam.
B)Samantha's mother just yelled at her for leaving her wallet on the bus.
C)Samantha is a person who is easily irritated.
D)Samantha had just spent an hour cleaning up her desk.
5
We are most likely to apply the fundamental attribution error to ___________ and least likely to apply it to ___________
A)a stranger; ourselves.
B)ourselves; a stranger.
C)ourselves; a friend.
D)a friend; a stranger.





To learn more about Psych 2.0, please visit its Information Center or ask your instructor for information.
(c)2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.


Psych 2.0 Demo SiteOnline Learning Center

Home > 15. Social Psychology > 15.1 Fundamental Attrib. Error > 3. Multiple Choice Quiz