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| act of explaining why something happenes or why someone acts the way they do |
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| # of personal constructs used, how they abstract they are, and how they interact to shape perceptions |
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| the organization of data of a perticular concept |
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| Theory that holds that we organize and interpret experiences by applying cognitive structures (Schemata) |
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| assuming we understand what other people think or feel |
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| attatching meaning to the world around us with things people, etc. to influence us by using our 5 scenses |
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Aloows us to measure a person
(kind, not kind; smart not smart; trustworthy, not trustworthy) |
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| ability to percieve another as a unique individual |
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| how we percive teahcers, friends, african, ect. based on our knowledge of them through mass media |
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| A way in which things are played out that show us how we and others need to act in specific situations( meet w/ friend. they have friend with them and introduce them to you, you use a script you have become acustomed to and say hello |
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| We tend to create attributions to serve our own personal interest |
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| use of detail to create a visual of subject at hand |
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| verbal symbols are not necissarily connected to what they represent |
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| defines what a particular communication means or stands for |
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| regulate interaction by specifying when, where, how, and with whom to communicate about certain things |
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I: impulsive self who wants to act
Me: guardian of I helps you have self control
You: accusing others of doing (you blah blah) |
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| technique to remind us that our evaluations apply only to specific times and circumstances |
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| Institutional vs. brute facts |
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meaning of brute facts based on human interpretation
objective concrete phenomena and activities |
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| words that slant perceptions, and thus meanings, exceedingly |
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| happens when a group uses a term that was used against them in a negative way and turn it positive |
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| assesment that suggest that something is unchanging |
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| responding to a person as if one label describes that person |
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| Dimensions of attribution |
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1.Locus
2.Stability
3.Specificity
4.Responsibility |
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| Dimensions of Attribute (chart) |
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1.Locus Internal External
2.Stability Stable Unstable
3.Specificity Specific Global
4.Responsibility Within personal control, beyond personal control |
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