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Unformatted text preview: Social Psychology - Chapter 13
Social Thinking
social Bypsychologists - the scientific study of how
we think . about influence , and relate to one another .
fritz Heider ( 1988 ) proposed the Attribution theory .
Attribution theory : the theory that we explain someones
behavior by crediting either the situation or the persons
disposition .
We can attribute the behavior : to the person's stable ,
enduring traits ( a dispositional attribute ) , or we can
attritbute it to the situation ( a situational attribute )
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fundamental attribution error - the tendency for observers,
When analyzing other's behavior , to underestimate the
impact of the
situation and to
overestimate the impact
of personal disposition .
We overestimate the influence of personality and underestimat
the influence of situations .
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Our attributions - to a person's disposition or to the situation -
have rear consequences .
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* attitudes - feelings , often influenced by our sen beliefs , that
predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects ,
people , and events .
Our attitudeds affect our actions . And our actions affect our
attitudes....
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