Chap.5 pt.1
Understanding Attribution Theory Quiz
Test your knowledge on the intriguing concepts of attribution theory, particularly as they relate to health behaviors and outcomes. This quiz comprises eight multiple-choice questions designed to challenge your understanding of internal and external causal factors in behavior.
- Learn about the constructs of locus of causality.
- Explore the implications of controllable and uncontrollable behaviors.
- Assess how these theories apply to real-world health contexts.
The concept underlying attribution theory is that:
Behavior results from intention.
Personal beliefs drive behavior.
Behavior has a cause or explanation for why it happens.
The relationship between a person and the environment determines behavior.
The construct of locus of causality:
Refers to where the cause of a behavior resides.
Affects the extent to which the cause is observable by others.
Governs the ease or difficulty of changing the behavioral cause.
determines whether a person has volitional or behavioral control over the cause.
When a poor health outcome is viewed by others as resulting from a controllable cause:
It can lead to blame and stereotyping.
People are more empathetic toward the person with the problem.
Changing the associated behavior is less difficult.
It is easier for them to be supportive of the person dealing with the problem.
Which of the following is considered an internal, stable, uncontrollable cause of behavior that affects health outcomes?
Skill
Desire
Intellect
Attitude
An example of an external, unstable, controllable cause of behavior is:
Marital status.
Health insurance.
Academic attainment.
fear of the unknown.
Behavioral causes of a health outcome that cannot be changed are considered:
stable and uncontrollable.
unstable and controllable.
Stable and controllable.
Unstable and uncontrollable.
Which of the following constructs of attribution theory explains that the extent to which a person can willfully change the cause of an outcome is what prevents undesirable outcomes from repeatedly happening?
Stability
Controllability
External locus of causality
Internal locus of causality
Which of the following statements reflects an internal locus of causality for behavior related to COVID-19 risk reduction?
I decided it’s best for me to avoid indoor social activities.
So far, I’ve been lucky and have not contracted COVID-19.
If I was meant to get COVID-19, I’ll get it regardless of what I do.
I do whatever the CDC recommends regarding COVID-19 vaccination.
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