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Social Psychology 4th Edition By Tom Gilovich – Test Bank
| a. | the type of feedback that students received in class; comments teachers typically give to girls lead to internal attributions for failure |
| b. | the type of feedback that students received in class; comments teachers typically give to boys lead to internal attributions for failure |
| c. | success and failure on various assignments; after a success, girls felt happier than boys |
| d. | success and failure on various assignments; after a failure, girls felt sadder than boys |
ANS:ADIF:Moderate
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ:5.1BMSC:Understanding
8.Bo has repeatedly tried to find a job. After each unsuccessful attempt, he concludes that there is just something about him that will always get in the way of success in his life. Bo is displaying a ________ explanatory style.
| a. | self-defensive | c. | pessimistic |
| b. | maladaptive | d. | self-protecting |
ANS:CDIF:Easy
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ: 5.1B MSC: Applying
9.Kyle, a male student, and Megha, a female student, both failed their geography exams. According to research by Dweck and colleagues, Kyle is likely to attribute his failure to his ________, whereas Megha is likely to attribute her failure to her ________.
| a. | parents; teachers |
| b. | teachers; parents |
| c. | lack of ability; lack of effort |
| d. | lack of effort; lack of ability |
ANS:DDIF:Easy
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ: 5.1B MSC: Applying
10.Jim meets Eun Joo for coffee and asks, “Would you be my date for the Sigma Chi formal dance?” She smiles and says, “That is so nice of you, but I have already got plans.” Jim then thinks to himself, “I will never find a date for this formal.” Given this information, you can conclude that Jim’s response reflects a(n) ________ attribution.
| a. | stable | c. | external |
| b. | global | d. | transient |
ANS:ADIF:Moderate
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ: 5.1B MSC: Applying
11.Darby consistently attributes her failures to stable, global, and internal causes. Maria accounts for her failures by citing unstable, specific, and external causes. According to research on explanatory style, Darby is likely to ________ than Maria.
| a. | earn higher grades | c. | be more creative |
| b. | earn lower grades | d. | be less creative |
ANS:BDIF:Difficult
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ: 5.1B MSC: Applying
12.The ________ dimension of explanatory style considers whether the causes of a particular behavior will be present again in the future.
| a. | stable/unstable | c. | internal/external |
| b. | global/specific | d. | positive/negative |
ANS:ADIF:Easy
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ:5.1BMSC:Remembering
13.Someone with an optimistic explanatory style is likely to make which types of attributions for success?
| a. | internal, stable, specific | c. | internal, unstable, global |
| b. | internal, stable, global | d. | external, unstable, specific |
ANS:BDIF:Easy
REF:From Acts to Dispositions: Inferring the Causes of Behavior
OBJ:5.1BMSC:Understanding
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