Question
This bias was first shown in a study asking people to rate the sincerity of pro- and anti-Fidel Castro speeches. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this bias where people overestimate how much another person’s personality traits, as opposed to situational factors, affect their behavior.
ANSWER: fundamental attribution error [or FAE; accept attribution effect; accept correspondence bias]
[10e] A later attribution error study showed that subjects given hard trivia questions rated the questioners’ levels of this trait higher than their own. The Stanford–Binet test measures this trait’s “quotient.”
ANSWER: intelligence [accept intelligence quotient or IQ]
[10m] In a different context, Dutton and Aron found a “misattribution” of this state of heightened activity when male subjects were more likely to call a woman after crossing a high bridge.
ANSWER: arousal [accept misattribution of arousal]
<Benjamin Chapman, Social Science - Psychology> ~22155~ <Editor: Vincent Du>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.67 | 100% | 44% | 22% |