Answer:
What can you predict in someone's situation (from your point of view) that made them act a certain way? (read last paragraph for shorter explanation)
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The Correspondent Inference Theory is a psychological model which is used to explain how people infer (predict) the disposition (characteristics) of another person based on that person’s actions, regardless of what the action achieved or any situational factors. Thus, it is an observer attribution model and not a motivational model. It was first proposed by Edward Jones and Keith Davis in 1966
Explanation:
Overall, the question is asking you to recall a memory of watching or observing someone's behavior to see if their reasons for behaving as such were voluntary or involuntary. For example, a waiter at a restaurant. They are polite to you, take your orders, and serve you, but they have to because their job requires them to. The purpose of the theory was to explain why people make the decisions they do; because they want to, or they have to.
example, there is someone speeding at 70 MPH and the limit is 45. You may assume they are in a hurry, or they just want to speed just because. That is until you make an observation as to why they may be speeding. If you can find an answer to this via experience, you will have a simple answer. Any example of behavior will work, such as people being rude to you, or being nice. What can you predict in their situation from your point of view that made them act like that?
+ The attribution theory's purpose also connects to how people explain the cause of behavior and situations... I.e, is someone angry because they are bad-tempered or because something bad happened ? the whole point in your answer should explain an encounter and know the reason why the other person acted the way they did.
