PSY 3065 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ingratiation, Fundamental Attribution Error, Binge Eating
23 Oct 2017
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Internal attributions infer a person is behaving in a certain way because of something about the person (attitude, character, personality: e(cid:454): he said so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:373)ea(cid:374) so he"s a self (cid:272)e(cid:374)tered jerk. External attributions infer a person is beahving a certain way because of something about the situation: e(cid:454): he said so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause he"s so stressed at (cid:449)ork this (cid:449)eek. Self-concept the overall set of beliefs that people have about their personal attributes. Some primates and other mammals have this, humans get this at 18 24 months old. Independent view of self defines self thru own internal thoughts and feelings, independence/uniqueness valued: held in many western cultures. Interdependent view of self defines self thru relationship with other people, connectedness/interdependence valued: held in asian & non-western cultures. Impression management the attempt by people to get others to see them as they want to be seen.
