Social Psych
What are attributions and why do we make them?
Attributions- Inferences that people make about the causes of events and behavior.
OR
Attributions-explanation for events or actions, including other people's behavior.
People make attributions in order to understand their experiences.
Describe the distinction between internal/personal and external/situational attributions and the fundamental attribution error
Internal-explanation based on people's internal characteristics(personality?) (own choice)
External-explanation that refer to external events(outcome of an event)
Fundamental attribution- overestimation of internal traits
Underestimation of external situations
What is the difference between implicit and explicit attitudes?
Difference- Influences at an unconscious level
Implicit attitudes are evaluations that occur without conscious awareness towards an attitude object or the self.
Explicit attitudes are the conscious and chosen attitudes that a person displays while interacting with the world.
What is cognitive dissonance?
Discomfort when two cognitions(beliefs attitudes) conflict, or when they behave in ways that are inconsistent with their conception of themselves
What is the Festinger study? Why did the $1 condition change their attitude?
Festinger study- Extremely boring tasks
Lie for $1 or $20
Cognition=boring
Behavior=saying it was fun
What is the elaboration likelihood model?
The elaboration likelihood model of persuasion is a dual process theory describing the change of attitude