Unit 4.1 and 4.2 Flashcards
dispositional attributions
She wears makeup because she’s not pretty naturally
situational attributions
when we blame the teacher for not teaching well as a failure on the test
optimisitic explanatory style
sayinh you got a good grade because you studied well but if you didn’t its because the test was hard
pessimistic explanatory style
saying that you got a good grade out of luck but if you get a bad grade its because your not smart
external locus of control
“i cant pass this test because im too stupid”
internal locus of control
knowing you got a good grade not out of luck but out of good studying
actor/observor bias
saying your hair is ugly because its frizzy but when friends say their hair if ugly they say they’re just having a bad hair day
fundamental attribution error
self serving bias
saying you got an A because you studied really well but if someone else got an F you say the teacher is just bad
false consensus effect
When people believe that others share their opinions more than they actually do, this illustrates:
conformity
The tendency for people to think & act like other members of a group
the mere exposure effect
i got the same thing I usuallu get at the restaurant every time I go
the self fufilling prophecy
when a teacher believes a student has high potential so they give them more attention.
upward social comparison
when a student gets a B on a test but another student gets and A+ and the B student wishes they were smart
downward social comparison
when a studne gets a B on a test and says “at least I didn’t fail”
relative deprivation
“why did they get a bigger raise than me, that’s unfair!”
prejudice
a THOUGHT thats a negative attidude torwards someone
discrimination
an ACT thats a differential treatment
implicit attitudes
when someone consciously believes they are completly unbiased towards a certain race
the just world phenomenon
assuming that someone who wins the lottery must’ve done something good to deserve it
