Attitudes + Attributions Flashcards
1
Q
What is an attitude?
A
evaluation a person makes about a person, object, issue, group or event. learned through exposure to environemtn, can be positive and negative
2
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What is an attirbution?
A
It is the process of attaching meaning to behaviouur by looking for a reason to explain behaviour
3
Q
what is internal attribution?
A
Personality/ disposition/ explaining behaviour due to characteristics of person.
Ex/ personality, attitude, mood, effort
4
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What is external attribution?
A
situational/ explainging behaviour due to factors external of a person
Ex/ actions of another person, environment
