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Victoria Hastings works as a sales manager at a bank and her behavior is characterized by the fundamental attribution error and halo effect.
 
  Explain with the help of an example what Hastings' behavior is most likely to be toward her team in such a situation.
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following describes the halo effect?
 
  A) attributing our own successes to internal factors and failures to external factors
  B) judging someone on the basis of our perception of the group to which he or she belongs
  C) interpreting a person's behavior in comparison to others recently encountered
  D) drawing a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic
  E) underestimating the influence of external factors when making judgments about people

Question 3

Discuss the attribution theory.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

________ refers to the tendency of people to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic.
 
  A) Confirmation bias
  B) Self-serving bias
  C) Randomness error
  D) Halo effect
  E) Hindsight bias

Question 5

Which of the following accurately reflects the Christian view on authority and subordination?
 
  A) Subordinates should adopt the worldviews of their masters.
  B) Authority should be respected and supported only if it is religious authority.
  C) Christians are expected to demonstrate submission to appointed authority.
  D) Influencing another person's behavior is not legitimate in the biblical view.
  E) The only legitimate authority is God's authority.

Question 6

You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________.
 
  A) stereotyping
  B) self-serving bias
  C) halo effect
  D) selective perception
  E) contrast effect

Question 7

Individuals engage in ________ because it is impossible for them to assimilate everything they see and can take in only certain stimuli.
 
  A) selective perception
  B) cognitive dissonance
  C) self-serving bias
  D) emotional labor
  E) self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding a contrast effect?
 
  A) It attributes success to internal factors and blames failure on external factors.
  B) It involves judging a person on the basis of perception of the group to which he or she belongs.
  C) It involves evaluation of a person's features based on comparison with another person.
  D) It indicates a tendency to draw a general conclusion about a person on the basis of one feature.
  E) It indicates a tendency to fixate on initial information and fail to accept subsequent data.

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