Attribution Flashcards
What is the false consensus effect?
we think others will think what we think
Tversky and Kahneman- heuristics
Heuristics are cognitive shortcuts used to reduce complex problem solving.
what is representetive heuristics
to what extent to which person/event resembles a category?
what is availability heuristic
how quickly a category comes to mind?
what is anchoring and adjustment
inferences are tied to initial standards or schemes for comparison e.g. against ourselves
Rothbart
Ways to change schemas.
1- bookkeeping- gradual change due to lots of schema inconsistent information
2-conversion- sudden change as a consequence of gradual schema inconsistent information
3- subtyping- formation of sub categories (schemas become more specific)
Bem’s self perception theory
make our own self attributions - infer our own attitudes from our own behaviour.
Biases
fundamental attribution error- attribute behaviour to internal factors rather than situational causes
What is actor-observer effect-
our behaviours externally
others behaviours internally
how to we attribute groups
bad out and good in internally
bad in and good out externally
jones and davies correpsondent inference- we use ?
freely chosen behaviour behaviour with exclusive effect not socially desirable direct impact on us intended to affect us
Kelley covariation model
consistency, distinctiveness (is the behaviour different from another situation), consensus (how others behave)
What is self handicapping?
explaining away your failure
Weiner key theory
internal or external?
stable or unstable?
control or uncontrollable
who is most likely to be depressed?
people who internally attribute personal control to destiny
