AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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dispositional attribution is ____
A
The scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
B
when we attribute ones behavior to their personality and discount impacts of the situation
C
the tendency for observers, when analyzing another’s behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition
D
when we attribute a persons behavior to the situation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dispositional attribution assigns the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic of a person, rather than to outside forces. When we explain the behavior of others we look for enduring internal attributions, such as personality traits. This is known as the fundamental attribution error.

Detailed explanation-2: -the ascription of one’s own or another’s actions, an event, or an outcome to internal or psychological causes specific to the person concerned, such as traits, moods, attitudes, decisions and judgments, abilities, or effort. Also called internal attribution; personal attribution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dispositional attribution takes place when a person attributes someone’s behavior to their disposition or personality. This is also known as internal attribution, as it is rooted in what is going on internally.

Detailed explanation-4: -SITUATIONAL AND DISPOSITIONAL INFLUENCES ON BEHAVIOR Situationism is the view that our behavior and actions are determined by our immediate environment and surroundings. In contrast, dispositionism holds that our behavior is determined by internal factors (Heider, 1958).

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