Module 6: Fundamental Attribution Error

Question 1

What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?

Answer 1

The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate disposition always influences upon others’ behavior

Question 2

Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)

Answer 2

Distinction
Personality vs social psych
Unusual behavior unexpected, surprising, negative we make attributions

Question 3

What is attribution

Answer 3

Explanations of the behaviors

Question 4

Internal attribution

Answer 4

Refers about the person

Personality, traits, emotional state

Question 5

Ex of FAE

Answer 5

Lady (I love Irish) red hair/

Screaming in the classroom /is not internal (has a bad day)

Question 6

External attribution

Answer 6

Situation

Question 7

Humans naturally go first for the internal or external attributions ?

Answer 7

Internal attribution (cognitive) because we assume things

Question 8

Castro study

Answer 8

Essay pro or anti Fidel Castro
Students are not pro, randomly selected to write either pro or anti
Third group people read the essays, who was pro or anti.
We don’t know since you randomly assign them, good points and students must really believe it

Question 9

Quiz game study

Answer 9

Even when you know is a set up you still think about the behavior/attitude
(She is smarter than her)
So hard for you to ignore the behavior (she is wrong over and over)

Question 10

Behavioral correspondence

Answer 10

Traits, personality