Questions 1 and 2 below were developed by the TA from the text. Questions 3 and 4 were
developed by Dr. Madon based on material covered in lecture.
1. Kelley’s covariation model states that perceivers use information form three dimensions when
making attributions for another’s behavior. These three dimensions are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
instinctiveness, consensus, consistency
stability, distinctiveness, consensus
inconsistency, consensus, distinctiveness
uniqueness, inconsistency, consensus
consensus, distinctiveness, consistency
none of the above
2. According to Jones & Davis’ correspondence inference theory, in order to understand and
predict the behavior of another, it is useful to know his/her ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
mood
disposition
locus of control
inconsistencies
occupation
none of the above
3. Lepper, Greene & Nisbett (1975) observed that children get intrinsic rewards for playing with
magic markers, and wondered whether the kind of attributions that children make might
influence their tendency to engage in this behavior. They assigned children to an expected
reward group, an unexpected reward group and a control group, and then assessed how much
the children played with the magic markers in subsequent days. The findings of their research
suggest which of the following implications?
a) paying students for good grades will improve their school performance
b) paying students for good grades will undermine their school performance
c) positive reinforcement for good grades enhances children's self-esteem
d) external attributions increases how intrinsically rewarding an enjoyable activity is
e) rewards influence intrinsically enjoyable activities more than extrinsically enjoyable
activities
f) children self-verify their attitude toward playing with magic markers regardless of
reward contingencies
4. Which of the following statements explains why the probabilistic view of schemas allows for
the possibility that schema members may vary in typicality.
a) it proposes that there are necessary, but not sufficient features needed for an
instance to be categorized as a schema member
b) it proposes that schema members share a family resemblance
c) it proposes that an instance must have a minimum number of features in common
with schema members to be categorized as a schema member
d) it proposes that there are necessary and sufficient features needed for an instance to
be categorized as a schema member
e) a and c
f) none of the above