PSYC-1105EL Lecture 12: Chapter 13
3 Jul 2015
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True or false as a teen or young adult, i acted the same way when i was around my parents and when i was out with friends. True or false i act the same way on a rst date as i would if i had been dating the person for a year. Social psychology scienti c study of how we think about, in uence, and relate to one another. 1. 1 attributing behavior to persons or to situations. Attribution theory explain behavior by crediting either the situation or person"s disposition: dispositional attribution, situational attribution: Biased thinking about yourself: we also judge ourselves. Failures attributed to external factors beyond our control. Effects of attributions: judgments have important consequences, political effects of attribution, employment effects of attribution. Attitudes can affect actions: attitudes imperfect predictor of behavior. Actions can affect attitudes: attitudes can follow behavior.
