Practice Quiz

EPPP Simulated Exam Questions

Category - EPPP 4

Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day
There is a Saliency Bias associated with Attribution. Which statement below most closely describes the meaning?
  1. Some personalities/behaviors are more noticeable than situational factors
  2. Some people just look/act guilty, so you recognize that
  3. It’s a kind of cause/effect behavior
  4. There’s no such thing
Explanation
Answer - A - Saliency Bias is the tendency to focus attention on vivid (salient) or more noticeable factors when explaining the causes of behavior. The fact that the more noticeable factors out show the situational factors help us to make quicker judgments. This leads to another factor called “Blaming the Victim.”
Previous Next
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details
Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz