PSY 319K Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Confirmation Bias, Fundamental Attribution Error, Facial Expression
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Judgments about why an event or behavior occurred: heider"s attri(cid:271)utio(cid:374) theor(cid:455) (cid:894)1(cid:1013)5(cid:1012)(cid:895, we explain behaviors by careful observation and analysis. When do we actually pay attention to consensus info: we ofte(cid:374) ha(cid:448)e (cid:862)s(cid:272)ripts(cid:863) for (cid:272)ertai(cid:374) situatio(cid:374)s, sequence of events, helps us anticipate behaviors and outcomes. Fundamental attribution error: aka (cid:862)(cid:272)orrespo(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:271)ias(cid:863, the te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to attri(cid:271)ute so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to his or her dispositio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d o(cid:448)erlook the impact of a situation. Actor-observer bias (difference: te(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to (cid:448)ie(cid:449) others" (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior as (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g (cid:272)aused by dispositional factors, but our own behavior as being caused by situational factors. Internal attributions for others: external attributions for ourselves (cid:862)depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) the situatio(cid:374)(cid:863) It takes cognitive effort for us to appreciate the situation. Self-serving attributions: tendency to make internal attributions (take credit) for our successes and external attributions (make excuses) for our failures. Why do(cid:374)"t people revise i(cid:374)itial attri(cid:271)utio(cid:374)s: confirmation bias, we seek, interpret, and create info that verifies existing beliefs.
