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1. According to attribution theory, people attempt to infer ____ for observed behavior.
2. A person with an external locus of control is likely to _____.
3. When we go into McDonalds to eat we do not expect to be seated by a hostess or served by a waiter, yet at another restaurant we do expect this treatment. Why? (Think about mental images of what we expect at McDonalds.)
4. Dr. D has given below-average lectures for most of the semester. However, over the past couple of weeks, his lectures have really improved. It's now time to evaluate Dr. D's performance. Because of his improvement, Sam decides to give him good ratings. Sam is committing which type of perceptual error?
5. ___ is defined as the extent to which a person observes their own self-expressive behavior and may then choose to adapt it to the demands of the situation.
6. An internal loc individual will blame failure on _______.
7. Scenario: You tell a coworker you received an “A” on Dr.D’s first test and your coworker exclaims, “You must be a genius!” Your coworker may be exhibiting what common information processing bias? (Careful! Where is the coworker placing the “cause” of the performance?)