Multiple Choice Questions

In western worldview, people cause event, not situations. Children learn to explain behavior in terms of the other's personal characteristics. Collectivist cultures are more sensitive to the importance of the situation.
  • Cultural differences: what is the difference between how the western world (independent) and Collectivist cultures act in terms of the situation and behavior.
  • What are the common problems with our attributions when explaining a person's behavior? (hint there are two) with example.
  • When recalling our past, we tend to look at ourselves like we are ______.
  • Do you find your social psych instructor as talkative? Why might this be and how would she answer this question about herself?
We underestimate the impact of the situation.We overestimate the individual's traits and attitudes. ex) we might infer people fall because they're clumsy rather than they tripped.
  • What are the common problems with our attributions when explaining a person's behavior? (hint there are two) with example.
  • Fundamental attribution error:
  • Do you find your social psych instructor as talkative? Why might this be and how would she answer this question about herself?
  • When recalling our past, we tend to look at ourselves like we are ______.
I know my instructor from a class that demands speaking, so I would think she's talkative, but she may observe her behavior at home, meetings, and other places. So she might say, "it all depends on the situation". This is a perfect example of fundamental attribution error because I just overestimated her dispositonal influences of behavior and underestimated her situational influences since a class room setting demands talking.
  • What are the common problems with our attributions when explaining a person's behavior? (hint there are two) with example.
  • Do you find your social psych instructor as talkative? Why might this be and how would she answer this question about herself?
  • dispositional attribution and example
  • situational attribution and example
when we behave badly.
  • situational attribution and example
  • We commit the FAE when explaining a person's _______.
  • When explaining our own actions we tend to explain in terms of the _______.
  • When do we notice the situation?
- attributes behavior to the person's disposition and traits. - "they're just lazy and undeserving" you can see how this statement is one sided, like the way they are acting has nothing to do with other factors.
  • situational attribution and example
  • Fundamental attribution error:
  • We commit the FAE when explaining a person's _______.
  • dispositional attribution and example
observers. Like there are other people in our body.
  • When recalling our past, we tend to look at ourselves like we are ______.
  • What are the common problems with our attributions when explaining a person's behavior? (hint there are two) with example.
  • We commit the FAE when explaining a person's _______.
  • When explaining our own actions we tend to explain in terms of the _______.
situation.
  • When recalling our past, we tend to look at ourselves like we are ______.
  • We commit the FAE when explaining a person's _______.
  • When do we notice the situation?
  • When explaining our own actions we tend to explain in terms of the _______.
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