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What does dispositional attribution focus on?
What does dispositional attribution focus on?
Which statement best describes situational attribution?
Which statement best describes situational attribution?
What is a common consequence of making dispositional attributions?
What is a common consequence of making dispositional attributions?
How do attributions typically affect our response to others' behavior?
How do attributions typically affect our response to others' behavior?
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What does the Fundamental Attribution Error refer to?
What does the Fundamental Attribution Error refer to?
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What is the primary factor that influenced subjects' decisions to render aid in the experiment?
What is the primary factor that influenced subjects' decisions to render aid in the experiment?
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How does the perception of intention affect our emotional response to someone's behavior?
How does the perception of intention affect our emotional response to someone's behavior?
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What does the fundamental attribution error refer to in relation to how we evaluate others' behaviors?
What does the fundamental attribution error refer to in relation to how we evaluate others' behaviors?
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What effect does 'hurriedness' have on people's willingness to assist others, based on the findings?
What effect does 'hurriedness' have on people's willingness to assist others, based on the findings?
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In evaluating someone else's behavior, we are most likely to hold them responsible when we believe their actions were:
In evaluating someone else's behavior, we are most likely to hold them responsible when we believe their actions were:
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Study Notes
Attribution Theory
- Humans naturally try to understand and explain others' behaviors
- Attributions are explanations for others' behaviors
- Attributions can be internal (dispositional) or external (situational)
- Dispositional attributions focus on internal factors like personality, character traits
- Situational attributions focus on external factors like environment, beyond the person's control
Examples of Attribution
- Rude driver in traffic: Internal (the driver is a jerk) vs External (they were fired)
- Helping behavior: Internal (religious person) vs External (hurried)
Fundamental Attribution Error
- Tendency to overemphasize internal factors (personality, character): underemphasize situational factors
- Judging others harshly based on a single incident of behavior: ignoring situation variables
- Easily justifying our own bad behavior based on others' perceived poor character
Choice and Intention
- We hold people more responsible for a choice they freely make versus something unavoidable
- Our perception of someone's intentions impacts how we react to their actions
- Often, we blame others' mistakes on internal factors and our own mistakes on external factors
Perspective on Attribution
- We are more aware of situational influences on our own behavior
- We often lack awareness of situational influences when judging other people
- This leads us to overemphasize personal factors in other people's behavior
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Explore the key concepts of attribution theory, including internal and external attributions. Understand the fundamental attribution error and how it affects our judgment of others' behaviors. This quiz delves into the nuances of how we interpret and explain actions in social contexts.
