Attribution Flashcards

1
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What is the false consensus effect?

A

we think others will think what we think

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Tversky and Kahneman- heuristics

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Heuristics are cognitive shortcuts used to reduce complex problem solving.

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what is representetive heuristics

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to what extent to which person/event resembles a category?

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4
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what is availability heuristic

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how quickly a category comes to mind?

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5
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what is anchoring and adjustment

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inferences are tied to initial standards or schemes for comparison e.g. against ourselves

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6
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Rothbart

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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)

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7
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Bem’s self perception theory

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make our own self attributions - infer our own attitudes from our own behaviour.

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8
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Biases

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fundamental attribution error- attribute behaviour to internal factors rather than situational causes

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9
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What is actor-observer effect-

A

our behaviours externally

others behaviours internally

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10
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how to we attribute groups

A

bad out and good in internally

bad in and good out externally

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11
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jones and davies correpsondent inference- we use ?

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freely chosen behaviour
behaviour with exclusive effect
not socially desirable
direct impact on us
intended to affect us
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12
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Kelley covariation model

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consistency, distinctiveness (is the behaviour different from another situation), consensus (how others behave)

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13
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What is self handicapping?

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explaining away your failure

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14
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Weiner key theory

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internal or external?
stable or unstable?
control or uncontrollable

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15
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who is most likely to be depressed?

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people who internally attribute personal control to destiny

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