PSYC 360 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Illusory Correlation, Belief Perseverance
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Chapter 3: social beliefs and judgments: be familiar with attribution theory and the multiple types of attributions that we make. A: the attribution theory is the theory how people explain others" behavior; for example, by attributing it either to internal dispositions (enduring traits, motives, and attitudes) or to external situations. We tend to attribute someone"s behavior or the outcome of an event either to internal (dispositional) or external (situational or because of the environment) causes. Heider concluded that people tend to attribute someone"s behavior to internal causes (for example, the person"s disposition) or external causes (for example, something about the person"s situation). A: representative heuristic: if you make judgments of whether someone or something fits a category. This type of heuristic can lead to judgment errors by discounting other important information. Most people automatically assume he is from california. Availability heuristic: assuming how easily one remembers an event.
