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Which 3 questions guide our decisions as to whether we should attribute the behavior to dispositional or situational causes? ID the corresponding types of cues.

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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).

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