For Heider, _____ include abilities and motivation, whereas _____ include task difficulty and luck.A) individual beliefs; social beliefsB) intelligence strengths; effort strengthsC) dispositional attributions; situational attributionsD) environmental attributions; personal attributions

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For Heider, _____ include abilities and motivation, whereas _____ include task difficulty and luck.A)  individual beliefs; social beliefsB)  intelligence strengths; effort strengthsC)  dispositional attributions; situational attributionsD)  environmental attributions; personal attributions

Frank Nitty · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Heider distinguished between dispositional attributions (attributing behavior to internal, stable characteristics such as personality traits) and situational attributions (attributing behavior to external, changeable factors such as the task difficulty or luck). Abilities and motivation are examples of dispositional attributions, while task difficulty and luck are examples of situational attributions. None of the other answer choices accurately reflect Heider's distinction.

For Heider, _ include abilities and motivation, whereas _ include task difficulty and luck.

A) individual beliefs; social beliefs
B) intelligence strengths; effort strengths
C) dispositional attributions; situational attributions
D) environmental attributions; personal attributions

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