All of the following are dimensions of Kelly’s attribution theory EXCEPT___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is true of personal construct theory? 1: George Kelly developed personal construct theory to examine how individuals view the world. 2: Personal construct theory portrays people as victims of unconscious desires and impulses. 3: Personal construct theory does not try to locate the individual on the personality theorists, dimensions. 4: Kelly basically took the view that we are all artists.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 3 & 4
   C. 1 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

2. Which of the following are commonly accepted dimensions of attribution? (Please highlight all the correct answers.) 1. Internal-external. 2. Stable-unstable. 3. Wide-narrow. 4. None of the above.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 4
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 1 & 3

3. Rasheed watches as customer with at least 40 items lines up at his express checkout line. He decides the customer must be a real “idiot” to miss the sign that indicates Rasheed’s checkout line is an express line with a limit of 10 items. Rasheed’s attribution for the cause of the customer’s behavior is consistent with_________?

   A. drawing an illusory correlation
   B. false consensus effect
   C. the fundamental attribution error
   D. a defensive attribution

4. The fundamental attribution error refers to the tendency of:

   A. observers to favor external attributions in explaining the behavior of others
   B. observers to favor internal attributions in explaining the behavior of others
   C. actors to favor external attributions in explaining the behavior of others
   D. actors to favor situational attributions in explaining the behavior of others

5. Gardner has proposed a theory of multiple intelligences. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions in his theory?

   A. musical
   B. verbal
   C. mathematical
   D. performance

6. Students who experiences a persistent depressed mood after failing an exam probably have which type of attribution style?

   A. Stable, global
   B. Unstable, specific
   C. External, global
   D. External, specific

7. All of the following are dimensions of Eysenck’s personality type theory EXCEPT:

   A. Introversion
   B. Melancholy
   C. Extroversion
   D. Neuroticism

8. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions in Hofstede’s theory of culture?

   A. Power distance
   B. Uncertainty avoidance
   C. Conscientiousness
   D. Masculinity/femininity

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in Cattell’s 18 Personality Factors are (18PF)?

   A. Forthright-shrewd
   B. Placid-Neurotic
   C. Undisciplined-controlled
   D. Tough-minded-tender-minded

10. The ability to view the world in 3 dimensions and perceive distance is ___________?

    A. Depth perception
    B. Illusion
    C. Delusion
    D. None of these