BIOL241 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fundamental Attribution Error
21 Dec 2015
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You can gain a lot of information about a person through. Attribution theories observation of behaviour --> may not be reflective of circumstantial pressures i. ii. Correspondent inference theory study for a test? inferences based on three variables: Why does a person commit a crime, help others, or. You actively analyze a person"s behaviour to make. Degree of choice: he chose to act in the. Intended consequences of the behaviour: observed manner indicative then common backhanded: covariation theory, kelley"s covariation theory predicts how you determine if a, three variables to determine dispositional or situational: given behaviour is due to an individual"s personal disposition. Consensus: do others behave similarly in this situation? iii. No: dispositional: fundamental attribution error, actor/observer effect, when attempting to interpret underlying causes of behaviour in others, often overestimate the role of dispositional factors and underestimate situational i. Generally speaking eastern world situational but western arribution: self serving bias.
