PSY-2213 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Social Cognition, Fundamental Attribution Error, Cognitive Dissonance
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Social psychology social psych: looking at the environment/ situational factors social psych: why do most people behave similarly in a certain situation personality does influence peoples behavior but focusing on situational influences. Personality psych: tend to try to explain why a certain type of person might act similarly across most situations personality psych: going to look at participants traits rather than the social situation. Fundamental attribution error: tendency to explain peoples behavior in terms of personality traits, underestimating the power of social influence. Fundamental attribution error: when people try to explain peoples behavior, the explain it in terms in personality traits and underestimate situational factors. Problems with underestimating the power of the situation. Kurt lewin polish- jewish professor working in germany in 1930"s came to usa. First to focus on examining how people perceive the world - not how it was subjective rather than objective interested in interpretations of gestures and such.
