PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fundamental Attribution Error, Representativeness Heuristic, Physical Attractiveness
14 Dec 2015
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Difficult to accurately attribute intentions to observed actions because there can be many motivating factors. Interpretation of behaviour leads to formation of impressions, may /may not be accurate. Correspondent inference theory: actively analyze person"s behavior (if it"s typical for the person) to make inferences based on . Degree of choice if he chose to act in observed manner sometimes still have difficulty appreciating role of degree of choice in a behavior. Expectation how expected a behavior is typical to what you expect, less info is available to infer cause of behaviour intended consequences of behaviour. Covariation theory: how you determine if given behavior is due to personal disposition or the situation and circumstances, 3 variables considered: Distinctiveness do they behave differently in different situations. Fundamental attribution error tendency to over-value dispositional factors for observed behaviors of others while under-valuing situational factors. More likely to make this error when determining cause of behavior of others than your own: actor-observer effect.
