Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sad Movie, Ingratiation, Social Comparison Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: James Olson

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Attribution causal judgements about why an event or behaviour occurred. Social perception lecture 3: attribute (verb) = make a causal judgement, attribution (noun) = causal judgement, heather asked her mother for a drink because she was thirsty. Correspondence bias the tendency to assume that people"s actions reflect internal causes, even when external causes are plausible (fundamental attribution error) We are looking at the person; his/her behaviour is salient & is the focus of our attendance. Whereas situational factors are in the background & are less obvious. Celebrity couples renew their vows we"re so in love : the words are salient, so we believe them, the external pressure on them to lie is less obvious, in general, people underestimate the power of situational factors. We do not appreciate how powerful external factors can be: our culture emphasizes the work ethic & personal responsibility for ones actions.