| Text | Attribution Theory - tendency for individuals to infer causes of other's behavior Dispositional attributions - personal context; who you are situational attributions - social context; who you are around at the time Cues: 1) Consistency cues - consistent behavior over time; regular behavior 2) Consensus cues - matches socially acceptable behavior; every 10 years(hint) 3) distinctiveness cues - similar behavior in similar situations 4) Correspondent Interference Theory - we explain behavior by dispositional attribution when it helps or hurts us Fundamental Attribution error - biased towards dispositional attributions Attribute Substitution - complex judgment substituted for a heuristic - circle/sphere analogy |
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