Papers must be typed, double spaced. Identify the Bias Attribution theory and the just world hypothesis provide insight into the nature of the relationship between social factors and individual explanatory processes. Assume that when students were asked to explain the source of a person's grades, they provided the explanations 1-5 below. Examine each explanation and identify the explanatory device it relies upon. Two of the items reflect two types of bias.
Grades result from a person's intelligence and self-discipline.
When these are high, grades are good and vice versa. Grades depend on doing the right things. A person earns good grades for following the rules and bad grades for slipping up. Grades depend on quality teaching and educational materials. A person does well when quality is high and vice versa.