PSY220H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Fundamental Attribution Error, Explanatory Style, Dispositional Attribution
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Observers are more likely to attribute actions to properties of a person. The person is more inclined to attribute the same action to situational factors. Attribution theory: an umbrella term used to describe the set of theoretical accounts of how people assign causes to the events around them and the effects that people"s casual assessments have. From acts to dispositions: inferring the causes of behaviour. Casual attribution: linking an event to a cause, such as inferring that a personality trait was responsible for a behaviour. Attributions are a constant part of life. Systematic research on casual attribution has shown that people"s explanations have tremendous consequences in a number of areas, including health and education. Explanatory style: a person"s habitual way of explaining events, typically assessed along. The answers are all combined to form an overall explanatory style index, which is then correlated with an outcome variable of interest.
