POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fundamental Attribution Error, Egocentric Bias, Cognitive Dissonance

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 244
• Professor: Fernando Nunez

Document Summary

= explains international politics s the outcome of individual goal seeking decisions. The relationship between goal and choice is rational and not the goal it seeks. Rational choice explains behaviours and not goals. Cognitive dissonance: holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously which may cause discomfort. Discounting of new evidence which contradicts prior beliefs. Attribution: egocentric bias and fundamental attribution error. The tendency to rely too much on one"s own perspective or have a higher opinion of oneself that consistent with reality.