PSY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Fundamental Attribution Error, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Sap judgement: quick or immediate evaluation of a person. Judgements tend to be similar for similar types of people. Attractive women rated as more agreeable, extraverted, conscientiousness, open to experience a and emotionally stable than less attractive women. Good-looking people tend to secure better jobs and earn higher salaries than less-attractive individuals. Perceptions of competence based on headshots predict u. s. elections. Stereotypes--widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group. Saves time and effort on evaluating each person you meet. Attributions--assumption drawn about the causes of events, others" behavior and their own behavior. Place the cause of behavior to personal dispositions, traits, abilities and feelings. Place the causes of behavior to situational demands and environmental constraints. Fundamental attribution error: observers" bias in favor if internal attributions in explaining others" behavior. Attributing others" behavior to their dispositions (internal factors) is easier than explaining it through situational factors. Self serving bias--tendency to attribute your own.
