What do we call the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition?

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attribution theory has two components. You have situational, which is when we attribute one's actions to their situations. Let us so we're just a situational attribution and then you have disposition of which is when we attribute behavior to towards um that individuals enduring traits. Right. And so this these two components make up what they call attribution theory. All right. So we can just write that here. We'll plug a T. T. Are we sure for attribution, dude? Okay. No. Also falling under attribution theory is the fundamental attribution theory. Yeah. Yeah. And this is the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of a situation and overestimate the impact of the of their personal disposition.

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what we call the tendency for the underestimating the impact of the situation and overestimating the impact of personal disposition. Peripheral route persuasion. Social psychology attribution theory, fundamental attribution error. Listen, for re persuasion be social psychology, this is a very vague, this is just the study of how behavior is influenced by other people, so that's not the answer. Then we have A. And E. These are both types of persuasion. E. Central route persuasion is where you use the argument to persuade someone, so you have a good argument and you put forward the facts, you persuade them that way. Peripheral route persuasion is where you use anything but the arguments so you wear a suit or you appeal to their emotions so they persuaded not by your arguments but by other factors, attribution theory is that we naturally we tend to want to understand why somebody does something, we want a reason for their behavior and this leads into the answer, but isn't actually the answer, so it leads into it. The fundamental attribution error. So this is the definition is for question the tendency to underestimate the impact of a situation overestimate the impact of personal disposition. So put in other words, if you are rude to a stranger, it's because you've had a really bad day. If a stranger is rude to you, well that's just because they're a rude person. So for you you are taking into account the impact of situation for another person, you underestimate their situation, you overestimate who they are, their personal disposition. So this is the

the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

What do social psychologist study?

they focus on the

(or external things).  - they study the social influences that explain why the same person will act differently in different situations.

the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation (external) or the person's disposition. (internal)

-a person's stable, enduring traits

-internal factors like personality

fundamental attribution error

the tendency for observers when analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation (external factors Ex: snow, rain) and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition (internal factors Ex: personality - mean, stupid, etc.)

feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events

peripheral route persuasion

one of the two forms of persuasion efforts -

occurs when people are influenced by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness

Can our attributions to a persons disposition or the situation have real consequences?

Yes

-Ex:  you're a juror and you decide before hearing evidence that the person is guilty because he looks like he did it.

one of the two forms of persuasion efforts - occurs when interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts

foot-in-the-door phenomenon

the tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request

Ex:  to get people to agree to something big, start small and build

-a trivial act makes the next act easier

-give in to temptation, and you will find the next temptation harder to resist

-in the same way that bad behavior gets easier, the same is also true of good behavior - good behavior strengthens good behavior

a set of expectations (norms) about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave

cognitive dissonance theory

the theory that we act to reduce the discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent.  For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes

What do social psychologist study?

Social psychologists focus on how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.  They study the social influences that explain why the same person will act differently in different situations.

How do we tend to explain others' behavior and our own?

When explaining others' behavior, we may commit the

When explaining our own behavior, we more readily attribute it to the influence of the situation.

Does what we think affect what we do, or does what we do affect what we think?

1.  Attitudes are feelings, often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in certain ways.

2.  Peripheral route persuasion used incidental cues (such as celebrity endorsement) to try to produce fast but relatively thoughtless changes in attitudes. 

3.  Central route persuasion offers evidence and arguments to trigger thoughtful responses.

4.  When other influence are minimal,, attitudes that are stable, specific, and easily recalled can affect our actions.            (continued next card)

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5.  Actions can modify attitudes, as in the foot-in-the-door-phenomenon (complying with a large request after having agreed to a small request) and role playing (acting a social part by following guidelines for expected behavior)

6.  When our attitudes don't fit with our actions, cognitive dissonance theory suggests that we will reduce tension by changing our attitudes to match our actions.

What do we call the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition?

fundamental attribution error

Which of the following best describes a feeling, often influenced by a belief, that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to people and events?

Which of the following best explains why we act to reduce the discomfort we feel when two of our thoughts are inconsistent?

cognitive dissonance theory

Explain the fundamental attribution error:

Explain the difference between peripheral route persuasion and central route persuasion.

peripheral route persuasion focuses on (incidental cues) personality of the speaker and how it is delivered. (Ex:  endorsements by celebrities)

central route persuasion - focuses on fact and content of the message.  Produces less superficial changes and is more likely to influence behavior.

What do we call the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and?

What do we call the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the Imact of personal disposition?

What is it called when we underestimate the impact of a situation or overestimate the impact of personal disposition?

Which of the following best describes a feeling often influenced by a belief that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to people events?