Perceiving others Flashcards
attribution
assigning causes to behaviors
-used when we wonder why
primacy effect
information learn first has greater effect
recency effect
information thats comes last has more weight
causal attribution
figuring out the cause of someone’s behavior
internal attribution
behavior caused by person
external attribution
behavior caused by situation
covariation principle
your behavior is caused by situation if behavior changes with situation
fundamental attribution error
more likely to think of other people w/ internal attributions and ourselves w/external attributions
trait ascription bias
we view our personality, beliefs and behaviors more changeable than others
self serving bias
attribute success to ourselves and failures to others/situations
group attribution error
make generalization of whole group based on small percentage
just world hypothesis
outcomes people experience are fair
-victims are bad people who get what they deserve
harm avoidance
attribution about victims thinking: unlikely to happen to me
blame avoidance
attribution about victims thinking: if it did happen to me I’m not to blame
learned helplessness
making constant external attributions for behavior. VERY NEGATIVE ATTRIBUTION STYLE
-feel have no control of outcomes
