PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Symbionese Liberation Army, Fidel Castro, Fundamental Attribution Error
18 Dec 2016
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The difficult case of tania patricia hearst. Her behaviour is primarily a function of situation. Her behaviour is primarily a function of personal disposition. The attributional equation or the lewinian equation: To answer the question did patty hearst have a disposition to rob the bank? rearrange the equation: B behaviour, s situation, d . A classical study on discounting principle was conducted by jones and harris (1967) Participants were shown essays that either supported fidel castro or opposed him. Some participants were told that the essayist was free in writing the essay (free choice) other participants. Tendency to correspond a person"s behaviour to personal disposition when the behaviour can be attributed to the situation. Correspondence bias give a sense of control through: Correspondence bias creates a tendency to underestimate situational power because: Situations are often invisible; you have to imagine it it"s not there. We misjudge the capacity of situational forces on our behaviour.
