Final answer:
The three questions that guide our decisions as to whether we should attribute behavior to dispositional or situational causes are consistency, distinctiveness, and consensus cues.
Step-by-step explanation:
The three questions that guide our decisions as to whether we should attribute behavior to dispositional or situational causes are:
- Does the behavior consistently occur across different situations? If yes, it is more likely dispositional; if no, it is more likely situational.
- Is the behavior consistent with the person's usual patterns of behavior? If yes, it is more likely dispositional; if no, it is more likely situational.
- Are there other people exhibiting the same behavior? If yes, it is more likely situational; if no, it is more likely dispositional.
The corresponding types of cues are consistency cues (behavior occurs across different situations), distinctiveness cues (behavior is consistent or inconsistent with a person's usual patterns of behavior), and consensus cues (other people exhibiting the same behavior).