PSYC 2230 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Fundamental Attribution Error, Controllability

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2230
• Professor: Frank Marchese

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Chapter 10 cognitive motivation: competence and control. 3 assumptions of attribution theory: we atte(cid:373)pt to deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)e (cid:272)auses of our o(cid:449)(cid:374) a(cid:374)d other"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour, rules exist that can explain how we come to our conclusions, conclusions will influence our future emotional and non-emotional behaviour. Heider"s na (cid:448)e psy(cid:272)hology: dispositions (bias, abilities, motives. Intent: exertion, situational, task difficulty, luck, fundamental attribution error tendency to attribute behaviour to stable internal characteristics. Not blocking the way = seth is a good guy: social desirability, noncommon effect, only non-so(cid:272)ially desired (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours tell us a(cid:271)out so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s dispositio(cid:374, noncommon correspondences provide info about causes of behaviour, ex. Seth stopping just to get her phone number. Wi(cid:374)er"s attri(cid:271)utio(cid:374)al a(cid:374)alysis of a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour: 4 elements, ability, effort, task difficulty, luck, 3 dimensions, locus, stability, controllability. External locus task difficulty luck: effects, attribution independent effect the emotion the outcome causes before the attribution is made, ex.