Test 1
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Average = 42/60 (70%)
(SD = 14.29)
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Multiple choice average: 35/49 (71%)
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Short answer average: 6/11 (54.5%)
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Range:
20 (33%) – 58 (97%)
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Return test at end of class!
The Actor/Observer Difference
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The fundamental attribution error does not apply to
people’s attributions about themselves to the same
extent that it applies to their attributions about others.
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This
actor/observer difference
is defined as:
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The tendency to see others’ behaviour as
dispositionally caused; while
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focusing more on the role of situational factors when
explaining one’s own behaviour.
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E.g., “tell me about yourself” versus “tell me all about
the person sitting next to you”
Self-Serving Attributions
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A departure from actor/observer pattern happens when
people’s self esteem is threatened:
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They make
self-serving attributions
, which is a tendency
•
to take credit for one’s own successes (by making
internal attributions).
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