PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Fundamental Attribution Error
21 Oct 2016
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Our explanation for why events or actions occur: order and predictability. Types of attributions: perso(cid:374)al: e(cid:454)plai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)ehavior (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455, situational: explaining behavior outside of themselves. I failed a test because the teacher did not teach it well enough. Attributions vary according to the individual being evaluated. Fundamental attribution error: overemphasize personality traits and underestimate situational factors. Also known as the actor/ observer discrepancy. Cognitive schemas that help us organize information about people on the basis of their membership in certain groups: stereotypes may be positive, neutral or negative, maintained by evidence around us (confirming/disconfirming, negative stereotypes can lead to. Prejudice: a negative feeling, opinions, and beliefs associated with a sterotype. Discrimination: the inappropriate and unjustified treatment of people as. People"s evaluatio(cid:374)s of o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ts, or eve(cid:374)ts or of ideas. Third grade teacher who taught her students about racism. Separated children by eye color: blue eyes were superior than brown eyes.
