COMM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Stereotype
Document Summary
Intrapersonal comm involves mentally making sense of people/world. We are selective about what we perceive. Our physical state; limitations of our senses. Salience : stimulus stands out from others (visual contrast, sound, movement) Mental structures for representing generic concepts (ex. The way we combine info to get a general sense of a person. Impressions influenced by comparison to what just came before. Assume person has certain traits or behaviors because of group they"re a part of. Normal to categorize the world and divide into us and them . We notice behavior and need to explain it. We can attribute it to either internal or external causes. Internal attribution: we see it as caused by the person/self; within the person"s control. External attribution: we see it as caused the by situation or other factors outside the person"s control. Compare persons behavior to others and to knowledge of. Tendency to assume others behaviors are caused by internal factors.
