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Attribution Theory Scenarios Analysis

The document provides an assignment on Attribution Theory, asking to classify various attributions as internal/dispositional or external/situational. It also includes scenarios to identify instances of the fundamental attribution error or self-serving bias. Each scenario requires the reader to analyze the reasoning behind people's judgments and behaviors.

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Attribution Theory Scenarios Analysis

The document provides an assignment on Attribution Theory, asking to classify various attributions as internal/dispositional or external/situational. It also includes scenarios to identify instances of the fundamental attribution error or self-serving bias. Each scenario requires the reader to analyze the reasoning behind people's judgments and behaviors.

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Attribution Theory Assignment

Directions: determine whether the following attributions are internal/dispositional (I/D)


or external/situational (E/S).

1. _________ Maria’s car breaks down on the freeway and her boss assumes she’s
irresponsible for not taking better care of her car.
2. _________ When Antonio does poorly at the football game, his parents believe
it’s because his coach doesn’t spend enough time helping him.
3. _________ When Trina messes up her presentation at school, she believes it’s
because she is terrible at speaking in front of people.
4. _________ Lucas got accepted to a prestigious medical school. His professor
says he is not surprised since Lucas is so intelligent and hard-working.
5. _________ When Marco drops his lunch tray in the cafeteria, his friends tell him
he’s too clumsy.
6. _________ When a car speeds past Lee Ann on the freeway, her friend says
they are irresponsible and rude for driving so dangerously.
7. _________ When a car speeds past Lee Ann on the freeway, she says they
might have an emergency and be heading to the hospital.
8. _________ Doug thinks Amanda is shy because she never talks to him in the
morning when they get to work.
9. _________ Amanda thinks Doug is rude because he’s always trying to talk to her
in the morning when she’s still trying to wake up.
10. _________ Ezekiel thinks Rebecca is so quiet because their boss is always
criticizing her in front of their coworkers.

Directions: determine whether the following scenarios demonstrate the fundamental


attribution error (F) or self-serving bias (S).

1. _________ Maria’s car breaks down on the freeway and her boss assumes she’s
irresponsible for not taking better care of her car.
2. _________ When Teo fumbles the ball during his football game, he says it’s
because the offensive line didn’t do a good enough job protecting him.
3. _________ When Jasmine’s group gets an A+ on their project, she believes it’s
because she worked harder than the rest of the group members.
4. _________ When Antonio does poorly at the football game, his parents believe
it’s because his coach doesn’t spend enough time helping him.
5. _________ When Marco drops his lunch tray in the cafeteria, his friends tell him
he’s too clumsy.
6. _________ When Tina is late to school every day, she says it’s because there’s
always too much traffic.
7. _________ When Tina is late to school every day, her teacher believes it’s
because she has poor time management skills.

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