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Ch 3: Social Beliefs & Judgments. Part 3: Feb. 5, 2014 (Exam 1 will be Fri., 2/7 as planned). Attributions. Attribution = explanation about a behavior Heider – personal vs. situational Kelly’s Covariation Theory (an attribution theory):
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Ch 3: Social Beliefs & Judgments Part 3: Feb. 5, 2014 (Exam 1 will be Fri., 2/7 as planned)
Attributions • Attribution = explanation about a behavior • Heider – personal vs. situational • Kelly’s Covariation Theory (an attribution theory): • Attribute behavior to internal (person) or external (situation) based on 3 questions – • 1. Consensus • 2. Distinctiveness • 3. Consistency
If low distinctiveness & low consensus, but high consistency, which attribution? • Example? • If high distinctiveness & high consensus, but low consistency, which attribution? • Example?
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) • Relevant to judging others’ behavior: • When do we make an internal attribution? • When do we make an external attribution? • 2-step process: • Example?
Self-fulfilling Prophecy • How can expectations influence others’ behaviors? • Pygmalion in the classroom – what are the results? • Rosenthal’s (1968) study – automatic process • 4 ways ‘bloomers’ were treated differently:
Differences between experiments on self-fulfilling prophecy & reality? • Research on how to reduce the problem?