A. drawing an illusory correlation
B. false consensus effect
C. the fundamental attribution error
D. a defensive attribution
Related Mcqs:
- Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - After spending an exciting day running around at Lasertron, Jared decides to stay home and watch television rather than going out dancing. Jared’s decision to stay home is most consistent with the ______theory of motivation.
A. Instinct
B. evolutionary
C. arousal
D. need - All of the following are dimensions of Kelly’s attribution theory EXCEPT___________?
A. Consensus
B. Consistency
C. Distinctiveness
D. Cooperation - 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 - In contrast to a dissimilar-items list, a similar-items list is __________________?
A. more difficult to learn
B. easier to learn
C. learned with equivalent ease
D. more susceptible to the serial position effect - The tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ___________________ effect?
A. next-in-line
B. misinformation
C. serial position
D. spacing - 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 - 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 - In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:
A. biomedical therapist
B. psychoanalyst
C. family therapist
D. cognitive therapist
