attributions Flashcards
attributions
assigning a cause to our behaviours and those of others
infer the causes of behaviour
naive psychologists
psychology of people watching
casual power
cause and effect
controllability
manageability
personal or environmental focus
internal or external
frequency
how often
dispositional
actions are because of an individuals own qualities
e.g. skills or personality
situational
actions are due to outside factors
e.g. luck
fundamental attribution error
a mistake on how we explain behaviour
overemphasise personality traits
underestimate the situation
Heider - Naive Scientist
people observe and gather data to form attributions
attempting to infer causes behind behaviour
behaviour is driven by predation and control
understanding of intentions behind behaviour
Jones & Davies - Correspondance Inference
attributing behaviour to underlying personality traits
inferences based in assumption behaviours reflect internal disposition
people have choice in their behaviour
unexpected behaviour is more likely to infer personality
Kelley - Covariation Model
consensus - how others behaviour in the same situation
consistency - how the person behaviours in the same situation over time
distinctiveness - how does the person behave in different situations
high consistency + low consensus and distinctiveness = internal cause
high consensus, consistency and distinctiveness = external cause
