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Psychology
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10/06/2014

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Attributions
Definition
Why did person X do action Y
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Attributions involve decisions regarding the
Definition
extent to which behaviors are due to situational constraints vs internal traits
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Behavior is due to something about that person (?) or something about the situation (?)
Definition
About person= dispositions attributes
situation= situational
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Attributions theory-
answers-
Definition
how people explain the causes of their own and other people's behavior
This answers the "why" of behavior
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Why do we think about attributions
Definition
social goals
sense of control
ability to predict
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social goals:
Definition
getting to know others
finding friends and relationships
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sense of control
Definition
gives us a feeling that we can control the events surrounding us
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ability to predict
Definition
understanding the cause and effect allows us to predict
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Two characteristics that often lead to thinking about attributions (bc many situations don't always make us think about why a person acted in a particular way)
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1. events that are unexpected
2. events that are negative
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Three classic views on attribution
Definition
heiders naive psychologist
jones and davis- correspondent influence theory
Kelly's cube covariation model
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The naive psychologist
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Fritz heider proposed that ppl naturally see cause and effect relationships
(we're all naive psychologists)
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Theory of naive psychology includes the fundamental-
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fundamental dichotomy- internal and external attributions
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internal attributions
Definition
disposistional (personal)
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external attributions
Definition
situational
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When do we form internal attributions?
Definition
if behavior is unusual or inappropriate (dancing on table at formal dinner)
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When do we form external attributions?
Definition
If situational causes are salient (dancing is being encouraged to occur)
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Factors that influence perceptions of cause and effect in the theory of naive psychology
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Time btw events
similarity of events
ppl tend to identify single causes
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Correspondent Inference theory is by
Definition
Jones and Davis
Term
Correspondent Inference theory central ideas
Definition
motivated to draw correspondent infrences
Interested in unique rather than common dispositions
Primary goal of understanding is discovering unique dispositions
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Correspondent infrences:
Definition
invariant dispositions of a person that distinguish that person from others
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unique dispositions=
Definition
masochism
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Cues in the correspondent inference theory that people use to determine the cause of a person's behavior
Definition
choice
expectedness
effects of consequences of someones behavior
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Covariation Model
Definition
we choose the cause that covaries (goes along) with the behavior
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covariation model says we attribute behvior to the factor that
Definition
is present when the behavior occurs and absent when the behavior fails to occur
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Covariation model focuses on 3 types of info:
Definition
1. consistency
2. distinctiveness
3. consensus
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consistency
Definition
does this person usually behave this way in this situation?
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Distinctiveness
Definition
does this person behave this way in different situations
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consensus
Definition
do others behave this way
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Covariation steps
Definition
does the person consistently do this -> (if yes, then) does this person only do it in this situation (if yes-> external/situational.. if no_> internal/dispositional) then-> does everyone do it? (yes-> situational, no-> dispositional)
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constancy across actors
Definition
consensus
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constancy across targets
Definition
distinctiveness
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