EXAM- Attribution Flashcards
1
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Define attribution
A
Process by which people can explain the causes of their own or other people’s behaviour
2
Q
Fundamental attribution error
A
Tendency to overestimate influence of personal factors and underestimate impact of situational factors
3
Q
Actor observer bias
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Attribute ones own behaviour to situational factors and others to personal factors
4
Q
Self serving bias
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Taking the credit for our own success but blaming situational factors for their failures
