PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 13 Study Guide
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Chapter 13 study guide jose olivas jr: social psychology: the study of the reciprocal influence between individual and social groups, stereotypes: generalizations about a group"s characteristics, mental short-cuts used to simplify the world. If someone stereotyped you as something you may act in a way to fulfill those expectations: attribution theory: processes used to explain / make inferences about the causes of behavior or events. Controllable: cause is attributed to something under the control of the individual. Uncontrollable: cause is attributed to something outside of the control of the individual: -fundamental attribution errors: over-attribute other"s behavior to internal causes, under-attribute others" behavior to external causes. Actor observer effect: attribute other"s behavior to internal causes, attribute one"s own behavior to external causes. Ultimate attribution error: attribute in group success to internal (dispositional) causes, attribute in group failure to external (situational) causes, attribute out group success to external (situational) causes, attribute out group failures to internal (dispositional) causes.
