PSY 102 Lecture 5: #5 social attribution
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We make attributions all the time, especially when events are unexpected or negative. Attribution is the process of drawing inferences . Attributions give us a sense of predictability and control. Perceiver"s goal is to decide whether a person"s action was caused by the person or the. Use three different kinds of information stimulus. Discounting principle: a given (dispositional) attribution for behavior is reduced when another facilitative cause is present. Maybe mike likes to get a burrito at freebirds because it is close by . Augmenting principle: a given (dispositional) attribution for a behavior is enhanced when. Mike must really like freebirds to drive from sf once a month to get a burrito another inhibiting cause is present. Goal of the perceiver is to figure out whether actions are a result of internal dispositions. Attribution biases attributions are not always rational. Tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors. Fail a test (cid:3247)that test was hard(cid:3248)
