PSY 331 Chapter Notes -Intelligence Quotient
1 Apr 2014
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Attributions - determined causes for outcomes internal = something about you, your ability external = something about the situation/environment, luck or other people. Ex. car accident i am a terrible driver vs i was texting (just a specific incident) or it was the other driver"s fault . Self-handicapping - creating impediments (real or perceived) to own performance so as to affect attributions for success and failure: doing vs. talking. Behavioral - actually negatively affect performance, you don"t try to do well: men are more likely to do this. Self-report - talking about low performance expectations: women are more likely to do this. Alcohol consumption = expectation for performance: for you and others. Failure not a surprise: given impediment, how could you do well, not due to your ability, external attribution unstable . Success is a surprise: do well in spite of impediment, say about you, you must be really good, internal attribution stable .
