PSY 550 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE OVERVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
aCTOR-oBSERVER eFFECT - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-a cOGNITIVE bIAS wHERE pEOPLE aTTRIBUTE tHEIR
oWN aCTIONS tO sITUATIONAL fACTORS wHILE aTTRIBUTING
oTHERS' aCTIONS tO tHEIR cHARACTER.
aGENCY - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-tHE
cAPACITY oF iNDIVIDUALS tO aCT iNDEPENDENTLY aND mAKE
tHEIR oWN fREE cHOICES.
aGGRESSION - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
bEHAVIOR iNTENDED tO hARM aNOTHER iNDIVIDUAL, wHICH
cAN bE iNFLUENCED bY iNDIVIDUAL dIFFERENCES aND
sITUATIONAL mODERATORS.
, aSSUMED sIMILARITY bIAS - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-tHE tENDENCY tO aSSUME tHAT oTHERS aRE
sIMILAR tO oNESELF.
aTTACHMENT sTYLE - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
pATTERNS oF aTTACHMENT bEHAVIOR tHAT aFFECT aDULT
rELATIONSHIPS, iNTIMACY, aND aTTRACTION.
aTTACHMENT tHEORY - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-a pSYCHOLOGICAL mODEL tHAT dESCRIBES tHE
dYNAMICS oF lONG-tERM iNTERPERSONAL rELATIONSHIPS,
nOTABLY dEVELOPED bY aINSWORTH aND bOWLBY.
aTTITUDES - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
eVALUATIVE rESPONSES tOWARD pEOPLE, oBJECTS, oR
eVENTS, iNFLUENCED bY vARIOUS tHEORIES sUCH aS tHE
eLABORATION lIKELIHOOD mODEL aND bALANCE tHEORIES.
GUIDE OVERVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
aCTOR-oBSERVER eFFECT - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-a cOGNITIVE bIAS wHERE pEOPLE aTTRIBUTE tHEIR
oWN aCTIONS tO sITUATIONAL fACTORS wHILE aTTRIBUTING
oTHERS' aCTIONS tO tHEIR cHARACTER.
aGENCY - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-tHE
cAPACITY oF iNDIVIDUALS tO aCT iNDEPENDENTLY aND mAKE
tHEIR oWN fREE cHOICES.
aGGRESSION - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
bEHAVIOR iNTENDED tO hARM aNOTHER iNDIVIDUAL, wHICH
cAN bE iNFLUENCED bY iNDIVIDUAL dIFFERENCES aND
sITUATIONAL mODERATORS.
, aSSUMED sIMILARITY bIAS - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-tHE tENDENCY tO aSSUME tHAT oTHERS aRE
sIMILAR tO oNESELF.
aTTACHMENT sTYLE - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
pATTERNS oF aTTACHMENT bEHAVIOR tHAT aFFECT aDULT
rELATIONSHIPS, iNTIMACY, aND aTTRACTION.
aTTACHMENT tHEORY - <<<<aNSWER
>>>>-a pSYCHOLOGICAL mODEL tHAT dESCRIBES tHE
dYNAMICS oF lONG-tERM iNTERPERSONAL rELATIONSHIPS,
nOTABLY dEVELOPED bY aINSWORTH aND bOWLBY.
aTTITUDES - <<<<aNSWER >>>>-
eVALUATIVE rESPONSES tOWARD pEOPLE, oBJECTS, oR
eVENTS, iNFLUENCED bY vARIOUS tHEORIES sUCH aS tHE
eLABORATION lIKELIHOOD mODEL aND bALANCE tHEORIES.
