According to attribution theory,Americans are likely to blame others' first when something goes wrong,but will point to their own when someting goes right
a) dispositional attributes;self-serving bias
b) self-serving bias;dispositional attributes
c) dispositional attributes;situatinal attributes
d) situational attributes ;situational atributes
IS C CORRECT ANSWER?THANK YOU:)))
I have a relative who blames Obama for everything wrong in the world, and for everything right, he takes credit.
The basic rationale is that Obama is a dirty, low-down, lying, incompetent jerk, and he himself, has superior intelligence, vision, and judgement.
I think a) is the better answer.
Possibly these articles might help.
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/Attribution.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/AttributionError.html
http://www.members.cox.net/dagershaw/lol/ExplainBehavior.html
I hope this helps a little more.
No, option C is not the correct answer. The correct answer is option B: self-serving bias; dispositional attributes.
According to attribution theory, the tendency for Americans (and people in general) to blame others when something goes wrong but attribute their successes to their own abilities is called the self-serving bias. This bias involves attributing positive outcomes to dispositional attributes (internal qualities or abilities) and negative outcomes to situational attributes (external factors beyond personal control).
To arrive at the correct answer, you need to understand the concepts of attribution theory and self-serving bias. Attribution theory is a psychological framework that explores how individuals interpret and explain the causes of events, behaviors, and outcomes. It examines how people assign causes to actions and events, whether those causes are internal (dispositional attributes) or external (situational attributes).
In this case, Americans are more likely to attribute their own successes to their own personal qualities and abilities (dispositional attributes), while blaming others for negative outcomes (situational attributes). This reflects the self-serving bias, where people tend to enhance their self-esteem and protect their self-image by assigning credit to themselves for successes and shifting blame to external factors for failures.
So, the correct answer is option B: self-serving bias; dispositional attributes.