CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lowrider, Social Perception, Social Desirability Bias

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Barak Caine

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Men claim success comes from one"s ability (d), women from effort (s) Is it d or s: high school disciplinarian smiles all the time, shakes everyone"s hand, and kisses all the babies they see: is it d or s, covariation principle (kelly, causes and effects covary: Consensus do others behavior the same: example: low-rider with booming stereo playing funk. Distinctiveness high (funk, rap, hiphop, synth: consistency high (how often do they play it on low volume?, consensus low (how many typical drivers join in?) S or d: false consensus bias assumption that others share your attitudes, roommate fails to laugh at your favorite comedian: you assume they have no sense of humor. Illusion of control belief that we can control events that we can"t: common in compulsive gamblers. Instrumental, such as dad laughing, patting you on the back, and calling you a.