Vocab 1
phenomenon of explaining other people’s behaviors are due to internal factors and our own behaviors are due to situational forces
what is actor observer bias
culture that focuses on individual achievement and autonomy
individualistic culture
define attribution
explanation for the behavior of other people
ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve
just-world hypothesis
culture that focuses on communal relationships with others such as family, friends, and community
define self serving bias
tendency for individuals to take credit by making dispositional or internal attributions for positive outcomes and situational or external attributions for negative outcomes
describes a perspective common to personality psychologists, which asserts that our behavior is determined by internal factors, such as personality traits and temperament
dispositionalism
describes a perspective that behavior and actions are determined by the immediate environment and surroundings; a view promoted by social psychologists
tendency to overemphasize internal factors as attributions for behavior and underestimate the power of the situation
what is fundamental attribution error
define script
person’s knowledge about the sequence of events in a specific setting