Asked by Corynna Stookey on Jun 24, 2024
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Reece watches a news report about a young man arrested for stealing bread and peanut butter from a local grocery store.Reece assumes that the young man had no other choice but to steal the food for survival.Using causal attribution theory,which cause does Reece attribute the man's behavior to?
A) a stimulus
B) the man's standpoint
C) the man's circumstance
D) the man's mental state
Causal Attribution Theory
Theory of attribution that identifies the cause of a person’s actions as circumstance, a stimulus, or the person himself or herself.
Circumstance
A condition or fact that affects a situation, event, or action.
Stimulus
Anything that causes a response or change in an organism or any part of an organism.
- Comprehend the process of causal attribution and its impact on interpreting others' behavior.
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Emily NicoleJun 27, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Reece attributes the man's behavior to his circumstances, or the situation he was in where he felt he had no other choice but to steal food for survival.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the process of causal attribution and its impact on interpreting others' behavior.
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