MGCR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Identity Theory, Stereotype

• School: McGill University
• Department: Management Core
• Course: MGCR 222
• Professor: Sharyn Sepinwall

Document Summary

Perceptual defense; people perceive what they want to. People form perceptions based on personal characteristics and social categories. Embodiments of typical attributes of a category are called prototypes. We tend to view members of our own social categories more favourably. Selectivity is not using all available cues, and can hinder perceptual accuracy. Constancy means a target is perceived the same way over and over again. Consistency is the desire to fit people into homogenous groups. Primacy/recency- what happens first and last have more effect. Reliance on central traits- associations are made with certain personality traits. Implicit personality theories- personality traits are grouped together. Projection- tendency to attribute your own feelings to others. Stereotyping- making generalizations about people in certain groups. Assigning causes to explain people"s behaviour (dispositional or situational factors) Actor-observer effect- people involved vs distanced from the situation react differently. Self-serving bias- taking credit for success and denying responsibility for failures. Influenced by our assumptions, expectations, first impressions, stereotypes,