PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cognitive Dissonance, Leon Festinger, Pumpernickel

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Prof G

Document Summary

How did we survive: we form social groups and cooperate with others in these groups, psychologically that requires us to have some unique abilities, e. g. , self-control, language, theory of mind, an ability to understand others. Social psychology- how people influence each other"s thoughts/ behaviours. Attribution: a conclusion about the cause of behaviour- 2 types. Situational attribution- factors outside of the person is causing the action. Dispositional attribution- persons stable, enduring traits, personality are causing the action. Fundamental attribution error-overestimate dispositional influences- underestimate situational influences on others behaviours. Mainly negative consequences for our social interactions: more likely to respond negatively to others (e. g. , irritability, frustration, anger) Less likely to respond positively to others (e. g. , tolerance, altruism) When we explain our own behaviour: blame the situation for our failures (situational attributions, assume successes are because of disposition (dispositional attributions, a social cognitive bias that contributes to maintain high self-esteem. Evaluation of a person, place, object or behaviour.