Mood Disorders Answers

Attribution affects the way an individual feels about a situation or others by the process of __________.A.intention, control, and perceptionB.observation, perception, and intentionC.observation, intention, and controlD.control, perception, and intention

In order to determine the intention of an action, one makes a determination on all of the following criteria except __________.A.if the person was an innocent bystanderB.if the action was an accidentC.if the action was a result of a natural consequenceD.if the individual was in control of their behavior

Individuals have the tendency to assign __________ attributions to others and assign __________ attributions to themselves. A.internal . . . externalB.stable . . . unstableC.external . . . internalD.unstable . . . stable

The factor of __________ may be applied to either the behavior itself or to the situation in which it has occurred.A.internalizationB.stabilityC.externalizationD.ability

An individual using defensive attribution will most likely attribute another person’s negative circumstances to __________.A.environmental factorsB.contextual factorsC.unsupportive individualsD.personal characteristics

The tendency to believe that an individual’s behavior is due to personal characteristics without taking into account the environment or situation is __________.A.fundamental attribution errorB.self-serving biasC.defensive attributionD.empathy