Attribution Flashcards

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What are the three factors that affect social perception?

A

Characteristics of the target, characteristics of the perceiver, and information about the context.

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2
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What are attributions?

A

The explanations or reasons we generate for people’s behaviours.

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3
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What is the difference between internal and external causation?

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Internal means the cause comes from the person’s disposition. External means the cause comes from the environment.

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Which attribution is it when the cause is internal and unstable?

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Effort attribution.

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5
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Which attribution is it when the cause is internal and stable?

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Ability attribution.

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6
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Which attribution is it when the cause is external and unstable?

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Luck attribution.

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7
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Which attribution is it when the cause is external and stable?

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Task difficulty attribution.

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8
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What is Kelly’s covariation principle?

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When people try to determine a cause, they assume that the cause must be present when the behaviour occurs, and absent when it does not occur.

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9
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What are the 3 kinds of covariation?

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Consensus, distinctiveness, and consistency.

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10
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What is the consensus covariation? What does high consensus mean for internal/external cause?

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The extent to which other people act the same way. High consensus means possible external cause.

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What is the distinctiveness covariation? What does high distinctiveness mean for internal/external cause?

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How the person acts in different situations. High distinctiveness means possible external cause.

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What is the consistency covariation? What does high consistency mean for internal/external cause?

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Does the person normally act this way in this situation? High consistency means a possible internal cause.

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13
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What should be noted about consistency covariation?

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It’s only suggestive, you should look to consensus and distinctiveness to determine cause for sure.

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What is the discounting principle?

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The importance of any potential cause of a person’s behaviour is reduced to the extend that other causes exist. If many causes exist, it limits the extent that any one is responsible.

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What is the augmenting principle?

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When a factor that would encourage and a factor that would inhibit the behaviour are present, then you put more weight on the encouraging factor.

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