PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 43: Cognitive Dissonance, Microsoft Onenote, Fundamental Attribution Error
10 Dec 2015
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Why does the same person act differently in different situations. Social psychologists: scientific study of how we think about, influence and relate to one another. Attribution theory: the theory that we explain someone"s behaviour by crediting either the situation or the person"s disposition. Attributing behaviour to a person"s stable enduring traits. Fundamental attribution error: the tendency for observers, when analyzing another"s behaviour to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition. Attitude: feelings often influenced by our beliefs that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people and events. Traffic between our attitudes and our actions is two-way: our attitude affects our actions and our actions affect our attitude. Peripheral route persuasion: occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker"s attractiveness. Central route persuasion: occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favourable thoughts.
