PSY 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Psy, Cognitive Therapy, Solomon Asch
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Self-fulfilling prophecy: a prediction that comes true, not because it was right, but simply because it was made in the first place. Child could be depressed, undergoing bad circumstances, at beginning of school year. This type of error is particularly damaging to society, when made by authority figures, e. g. , police, husbands, Attribution error attributing to personality rather than situation is made by people about other people. However, opposite error is made by people about themselves. They tend to persistently excuse their own behavior by blaming circumstances, when it is something ingrained in their personality. Ways to overcome attribution error with respect to others: (1) try, when you can, to attribute people"s behavior to situations. This will counter tendency to use dispositional theories. (2) be curious. (3) always remember that behavior is due to a mixture of situations and disposition. Conformity and obedience = major factor in society. One of the two people is the real subject.
