SOC 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fundamental Attribution Error
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Behaviors can be attributed to a person"s disposition (traits) or situation. Attributions = why people think others" do what they do. People don"t think about the first situation, they just assume it"s an attribute. Assuming that the cause of an action is due to a person"s internal characteristics. Assuming that the cause of an action is due to external/environmental. The tendency to make dispositional attributions for others" behaviors. The belief that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people. Allows people to blame others misfortunes on the person instead of circumstances. They are not deliberate (not much thinking involved) Research hinds that impressions are made after only . 10 seconds. The first piece of information people receive will have the most impact on their impression. The last piece of information people receive will also have a large impact. However, it is the primacy effects that endures.
