PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Extenuating Circumstances, Psych, Intentionality
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External: something on the outside made them do it. If you get an a on a test, you make internal attributions, such as saying i"m smart or you would expect good grades in the future. (internal stable attribution) Re-occuring situation: do poorly on the first exam and you blame it on. Professor drigotas" bad teaching; he"s going to be there every exam. (stable external attribution) Unpredictable situation: did poorly on the first exam because the fire alarm went off. (unstable external attribution) Attribution theories: heider"s levels of responsibility: we want to be able to make an. If a guy is laughing, it made sense that he wanted to do it. He intended to try and hit you in the head. If there was some justifiability for them doing the action, then we might not make such a strong internal attribution.
