attribution- lecture 7

Question 1

Hieder

Answer 1

• suggested making attributions is engrained into who we are
• 2types- internal attribution- blame it on person, external atribution- blame it on situation
• more likely to make external

Question 2

covariation model

Answer 2

-kelley 1967
- making decision on external or internal attribution depends on consistency, distincitveness and consensus
- internal= high consistency, low distinctiveness and consensus
- external when high on all

Question 3

lalljee et al

Answer 3

• gave ppts a situation needed to be explained
• ppts had to write quesions they would need to make an attribution
• less than 20% related to consistency, consensus and distinctiveness

Question 4

weiners model

Answer 4

• achieve attribution through locus (due to internal or external?), stability (unlikey to change- stable, likely to change- unstable) and control
• said attributions predict emotions which hence predicts behaviour

Question 5

fundamental attribution error

Answer 5

• known as correspondence bias
• when making attributions about others- more likely to make internal attribution
• Jones and Harris- ppts had to read speeches about Fidel castro, some read positive, some negative- some given choice, some not- regardless of external factor more likely to make internal attribution

Question 6

actor-observer effect

Answer 6

people attribute behaviour of others= internal
people attribute their own actions to the situation (external)
Nisbett and caputo- asked ppts for reasons why they, and then others dated particular people- make external for self, internal for others.

Question 7

self serving bias

Answer 7

• attribution made by selves depends on whether weve achieved somthing or failed somthing
• success- self esteem enhancing- internal
• failure- self protecting- external
• johnson et al- asled psychology students to teach children to multiply by 10, then 20- then recieved false feedback- when student improves- made internal, when failed- made external (blamed child)