PSY 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fundamental Attribution Error, Cognitive Load, Self-Awareness
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More likely to attribute behavior to internal rather than external. ex. When someone trips we assume their clumsy; actuality: banana peel. Over attribution of an effect. who are lower in their need for closure. Meaning change hypothesis: the meaning of a trait can be malleable. Implicit personality theories: once we make assumptions based on one. Internal: fundamental attribution error: external: overestimate power of environment. We are often unaware of situational cues that affect our own behavior, much less than others. Success = internal factor: defeat = external factor. Application: date rape: most hold victims responsible, belief in a just world, misinterpretation of communication. Impression formation: asch (1946, we perceive traits in relation to each other, part of a dynamic whole & not individualized, central traits. Give more weight to first information learned about a person. People differ in their need for closure: desire to reduce ambiguity.
