Attribution Flashcards
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Attribution
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- the processes involved in explaining the behaviors of others
- draw on implicit theories of cognition and action
2
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Internal Attribution
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-cause resides within the person
3
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External Attribution
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-cause resides in the environment
4
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Kelleys Attribution Theory
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- observer makes attribution about actor
- attributions governed by three factors
5
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Consensus
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- degree to which other actors show some behavior
- high: external
- low: internal
6
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Consistency
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- degree to which behavior of actor is the same over time and contexts
- high: internal
- low: external
7
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Distinctiveness
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- degree to which behavior of actors is specific to this event
- high: external
- low: internal
8
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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- tendency to attribute behaviors of others to internal factors
- ex. errors in driving
9
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Ultimate Attribution Error
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- out-group: people in different class
- external attribution: behaviors that result in positive outcomes
- internal attribution: behaviors that result in negative outcomes
10
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Actor-Observer Effect
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- tend to make internal attribution to others
- tend to make external attribution for self
- usually have more information about situational factors for self
11
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Self Serving Bias
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- internal attribution for positive events
- external attribution for negative events
12
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Unrealistic Optimism
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- protective bias
- tendency to think that positive events are more likely to happen to you and negative events are less likely
- lead to risky behavior
