PSY 331 Chapter Notes -Fundamental Attribution Error, Starbucks, Domestic Violence
1 Apr 2014
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Why did justin bieber assault the limo driver: he"s a jerk (internal) vs. he was drunk (external, but aren"t these both internal states, he isn"t drunk all the time, consistency is important. Attributions: inferences about the causes of behavior and events. Kelley"s (1972) covariation model: how we make attributions. Object toward which behavior is directed: ex, circumstances. Conditions under which event occurs: ex. the student didn"t sleep well last night. Personality/ability: ex. the student is lazy. Low: he falls asleep in other professors" classes. High: many students fall asleep in my class. High: he has fallen asleep in previous classes of mine. High: he does not fall asleep in other professors" classes. Low: no other students fall asleep in my class. Low: he has not fallen asleep in previous classes of mine. The student didn"t sleep well last night. What if we have limited info: ex. job interview.
