PS270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Illusory Correlation, Counterfactual Thinking, Representativeness Heuristic
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Attribution theory: analysis of how people explain behavior of others. Dispositional attribution: attributing behavior to a persons disposition and traits. Spontaneous trait enference: an automatic onference of a trait after exposure to one"s behavior. Internal attributions: something about the person is the cause, such as an attitude, a preference, or a personality trait. External attributions: something about the situation is the cause. Most people would react in the same way in those circumstances. Correspondent inferences: we make inferences that people"s behaviours correspond to their internal states (dispositions, intentions, preferences: factors: free choice & social desirability o, 3. : does person x respond to stimulus y the same way. : does person x respond to other stimuli in the same. Intuitive scientist: when given the information, we can reason optimally and rationally. Cognitive miser: we have limited cognitive resources, and are. Miserly in expending them, preferring the quickest route.
