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Exam 1 (Chapters 2-4) Flashcards

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1
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Define Basic Research

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Studies designed to understand nature of human behavior

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What is an example of basic research?

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Why people may not help in a situation

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Define Applied Research

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Studies designed to solve social problems

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What is a hypothesis?

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Prediction of what will be found in study (must be testable)

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Where do research ideas come from?

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-Inspiration from previous research + theories
-personal Observations

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Define Diffusion Responsibility

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The more ppl are around, the less likely for sum1 to get help or help

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What causes diffusion responsibility?

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the thought that someone has alr gotten help and bc they don’t feel responsible

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What are the three types of research methods?

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-Observational
-Correlational
-Experimental

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Define Observational Research

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A study design/method where researcher observes ppl + systematically records measurements/impressions of their behavior

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What are two types of observational research?

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-Ethnography
-Archival Analysis

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Define Ethnography

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Method where researchers attempt to understand a group/culture by observing them from inside w/o imposing any notions

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Define Archival Analysis

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Form of observational research where researcher examines the accumulated documents/archives of culture (not observing real-time but studies records of ppl)

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What are some examples of Archival Analysis?

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-Diaries
-Novels
-Magazines
-Records/Documents

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What are some limitations of the observational research method?

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-Some behaviors/social situations are difficult to observe
-can’t predict/explain causes of behavior

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Define Correlational Research

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Study design/method where researcher systematically measures 2 or more variables + asses the relation btwn the variables

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What are the 4 types of correlations?

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-Positive
-Negative
-No
-Correlation Coefficient

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Define Positive Correlations

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Increase in 1 variable, causing the other variable to also increase

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Define Negative Correlations

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Increases in one variable, while the other goes down

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Define No Correlation

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No relation btwn two variables (no Pattern)

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Define Correlation Coefficient

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Statistical technique that assess how well you can predict one variable from another (coefficients range from -1.0 to 1.0)

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Define Survey

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Research in which a representation sample of ppl are asked questions abt attitudes/behaviors (often anonymously)

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what are some advantages of surveys?

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-studies variables that are difficult to observe
-can sample representative segments of the population

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Define Random Selection

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Every one has the chance to be in the study (all population has an equal chance of being selected for a sample)

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What are some disadvantages of Surveys?

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-Sampling Errors
-Problems w/ accuracy on responses

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What are limitations of correctional method?

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Correlation does not = Causation

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Define Experimental Research

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Study design in which the researcher randomly assigns participants to diff. Conditions + ensures conditions are identical except for independent variable

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Define an experiment

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Researchers must have all following criteria in an experiment to manipulate a variable

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Define Internal Validity

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making sure nothing but independent variable affected dependent variable

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How can one increase internal validity?

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-Randomly assign ppl in different conditions
-Keeping everything the same

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Define External Validity

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Extended which results of study can be generalized to other situations + ppl

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What are 2 types of generalizability?

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-Across Situations
-Across People

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Define Generalizability across situations

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Extent to which we can generalize from the situation constructed by experiment to real life

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Define Psychological Realism

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Psychological process triggered in experiment are similar to psychological process that occur in everyday life

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Define Generalization across people

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Where we can generalize from ppl who participate in experiments to ppl in general

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Define replication

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Repeating study w/ different populations or different settings

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36
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Define Field Experiments

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Conducted in natural settings rather than in a laboratory

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Define informed consent

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An agreement to participate in an experiment, granted in full awareness of nature of the experiment which they were explained in advance

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Define Deception

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Researches mislead participants abt the true purpose of a study or events that will transpire

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Define Debriefing

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Explaining to participants at the end of the experiment the true purpose and what happened f

40
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Define Social Cognition

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How people select, use remember and interpret info to make judgements and decisions

41
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What are the types of cognition?

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-Automatic
-Controlled

42
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Define Automatic thinking

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Thinking that is non-conscious, unintentional, involuntary and effortless

43
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What are some examples of Automatic thinking?

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Brushing teeth, showering, and getting dressed

44
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Define Schemas

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Mental structures that organize knowledge abt social world and can influence the info we notice, think about and remember

45
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Why do we have schemas?

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-make life easier
-Help reduce confusion or ambiguity

46
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Define Accessibility

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Extend which schema + concepts are at forefront of ppl’s mind and therefore likely used when making judgement abt social world

47
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What are the two types of accessibility?

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-Chronic Accessibility
-Temporary Accessibility

48
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Define Chronic Accessibility

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Constantly active and ready to use to interpret ambiguous situations (always at forefront of your mind)

49
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Define Temporary Accessibility

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-not always accessible
-triggered/activated by something the person has been thinking/doing before encountering event

50
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Define Priming

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The process by which recent experiences increases the accessibility of a schema, trait or concept

51
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Define Judgmental Heuristics

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Mental shortcuts or rules people often use to make judgment quickly and efficiently

52
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What are two types of judgmental heuristics?

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-Availability
-Representative

53
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Define Availability Heuristic

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A mental rule of thumb whereby people base a judgement on the ease w/ which they can bring something to mind

54
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Define Representative Heuristic

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A mental shortcut whereby people classify something according to how similar it is to a typical case

55
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Define underestimate base rate info

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Info about the frequency of members of different categories in the population

56
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Define Analytic thinking

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Type of thinking in which people focus on properties of objects w/o considering surrounding context

57
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Define Holistic thinking

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Type of thinking in which people focus on overall context, particularly the ways that objects relate to each other

58
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Define Controlled thinking

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Thinking that is conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful

59
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What is the purpose of controlled thinking?

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-to provide checks + balances for automatic thinking
-controlled thinking requires effort and motivation

60
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Define Counterfactual Thinking

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Mentally changing some aspect of the past as a way of imagining what might have been

61
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What is an example of counterfactual thinking?

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Comparing Olympic athletes that won bronze were happier than the ones who won silver

62
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Is counterfactual thinking completely controlled?

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Not always intentional or voluntary

63
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What are some negative aspects of counterfactual thinking?

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-can lead to rumination

64
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Define Rumination

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When people negatively focus on bad things (contributes to depression)

65
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What are some positive aspects of counterfactual thinking?

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Can motivate people to do better the next time

66
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How to improve thinking?

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Make people more humble about reasoning abilities

67
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Define Overconfidence Barrier

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Fact that people usually have too much confidence in accuracy of their judgements

68
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Define Social Perception

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The study of how we form impressions of other people + make inferences abt their behavior

69
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Define Non-verbal Behavior

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The way in which people communicate w/o words (can be intentional/unintentional)

70
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What are the primary uses of nonverbal behavior?

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-express emotions, attitudes, and personality traits
-facilitate verbal communication

71
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Define Encode

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Express or emit nonverbal behavior

72
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Define Decode

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To interpret the meaning of nonverbal behavior other people express

73
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Define Affect Blends

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A facial expression in which part of face registers one emotion while another part registers a different emotion

74
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What are other types of nonverbal behavior?

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-eye contact
-personal space
-gestures
-emblems

75
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Define Emblems

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Nonverbal gestures that have well-understood with given cultures (ex: peace sign means fuck you in other countries)

76
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How fast do first impressions happen?

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1/10 of a second

77
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Define Thin-Slicing

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Drawing meaningful conclusions about others personalities or skills on an extreme brief sample of behavior (can be surprisingly accurate)

78
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Why do first impressions linger?

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-ppl use schemas to fill in gaps
-Primacy effect
-confirmation bias
-belief perseverance

79
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Define Primacy Effect

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1st info we perceive in others influence how we view info that we learn abt them later

80
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Define Confirmation Bias

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Tendency to pay attention to information that confirms our initial belief

81
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Define Belief Perseverance

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Tendency to stick w/ an initial judgement even in the face of new info that should prompt us to reconsider

82
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Define Casual Attribution

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Figuring out why ppl behave the way that they do

83
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Define Attribution Theory

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Study of how we explain the causes of our own + other’s behaviors

84
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What are two types of attributions?

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Internal and External

85
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Define Internal Attributions

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Inferring that a person behaved in a certain way bc of something about the person

86
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Define External Attribution

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Inferring that a person behaved in a certain way bc of the situation they are in

87
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Define Fundamental Attribution Error

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Tendency to make automatic internal attributions when judging other + ignoring the situation/environment

88
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Why we commit Fundamental Attribution Error?

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-info availability
-perceptual salience

89
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Define Perceptual Salience

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The seemingly important info that people focus their attention on

90
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What does the two step attribution require in order to make an external attribution?

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Effort + Motivation

91
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Define Self-Serving Attributions

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Explanations for one’s successes that credit internal, dispositional factors + explanations for one’s failures that blame external situational factors

92
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Success is ______.

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Internalized

93
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Failures are _____.

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Exteranlized

94
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What is the reasoning behind making self-serving attributions?

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-self esteem maintenance
-impression management
-Information availability

95
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Define Belief in a Just World

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Where people assume that bad things happen to bad people + good things happen to good people (ex: blaming the victim)

96
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Define individualistic cultures

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-stress individual autonomy
-emphasis on independence
-make internal attributions on other’s behaviors

97
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Define Collectivistic Culture

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-make more external attributions on other’s behaviors
-more likely to commit fundamental attribution error

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