Question

answer the following questions.

1. match the definitions with the terms.

bias
internal attribution
external attribution
attribution
actor - observer bias
a preconceived tendency or belief that influences judgments
the tendency to attribute others behavior to internal causes while discounting situational factors
behavior and future expectations resulting from attribution
the tendency to attribute internal factors to others while attributing your own to external factors
a belief or prior knowledge one has about another
attributions due to circumstances
the tendency to attribute ones success to personal characteristics and ones failures to circumstances
the act of associating anothers behavior with external or internal causes
attributions due to personal characteristics

Explanation:

The question involves matching psychological terms related to attribution and bias with their definitions, which falls under Psychology (a subfield of Social Science). Each term is defined by core concepts in attribution theory:

• Bias: A preconceived tendency influencing judgments.
• Internal attribution: Attributing behavior to personal characteristics.
• External attribution: Attributing behavior to circumstances.
• Attribution: The act of linking behavior to internal/external causes.
• Actor-observer bias: Attributing others’ actions to internal factors and one’s own to external factors.

Answer:

• bias: a preconceived tendency or belief that influences judgments
• internal attribution: attributions due to personal characteristics
• external attribution: attributions due to circumstances
• attribution: the act of associating another’s behavior with external or internal causes
• actor-observer bias: the tendency to attribute internal factors to others while attributing your own to external factors