Unit 4 (Attitudes) - Attributions Flashcards
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Attributions
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The process of which people explain the causes of their own and other people’s behaviour
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2 Types of Attributions
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Situational & Dispositional
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Situational Attribution
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An attribution to external factors
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Situational Attribution Examples
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Weather, Difficulty of Test, Social Pressure
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Dispositional Attribution
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An attribution to internal factors
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Dispositional Attribution Examples
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Skill, Personality, Effort
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Fundamental Attribution Error
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The tendency to overestimate the influence of dispositional (personal) factors and underestimate impact of situational factors
