HROB 2100 Lecture Notes - Ontario Human Rights Code, Canadian Human Rights Act, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2100
• Professor: Sara Mann

Document Summary

Internal attribution: we assign behaviours or motives to a person"s personality or intellect. External attribution: we assign behaviours or motives to some reason that is out of a person"s control. Internal: she is not motivated enough to show up on time, her personality dictates the time she arrives. External: she was late because of traffic; she slept in; flat tire. Use three qs (number 3) to determine whether internal or external reasons: three biases that can occur with attribution. Fundamental attribution error: when judging the behaviour of other people we tend to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal (personal) factors. I am more likely to attribute your behaviour to internal attributions. We blame our failures on external factors and our successes on internal factors. Actor-observer effect: actor"s and observers are likely to view behaviour differently. The difference between the fundamental attribution error and the self-serving bias.