PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Hazel Rose Markus, Fundamental Attribution Error, Asian Canadians
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Are explanations we generate for other people"s behaviour. This is like saying x is y for doing z, x is blank, or x is y. We generate these in order to explain why x does y. They are causal judgements about why an event or behaviour occurred. However, we do this for our behaviour as well. Anytime you ask a question like why did x do/get y, the answer will be made up of attributions. Internal: cause is inside the individual, dependent on skills, abilities of the person, controlled (i am x). External: cause is outside the individual, not dependent on skills, abilities, or talents, and is uncontrolled (the professor was x). Most likely to not change (the professor is nice, and i am smart). Unstable: not constant and subject to change (studying patterns, luck, etc). We can think of these four in a two by two matrix.
