Attribution

Question 1

Attribution theory

Answer 1

concerned with how ordinary people explain causes of behavior and events

Question 2

Internal/dispositional attribution

Answer 2

cause of behavior to some internal characteristic of the person rather than ext.
* Personality
* Motives
* Beliefs

Question 3

External/situational

Answer 3

Attributes BEHAVIOR to some situation, circumstance, or event outside of a persons control

Question 4

Fundamental attribution error

Answer 4

Judging -
* overestimate int. factors
* underestimate influence of ext. factors

Question 5

Self serving bias

Answer 5

• attribute pos. outcomes = character/actions
• negative outcomes = ext. circumstances
  Fund. Att. Opposite

Question 6

Action observer bias

Answer 6

• someone’s behavior = internal
• your behavior = external

Question 7

Proximity

Answer 7

physical or geographical nearness

Question 8

Mere exposure effect

Answer 8

tendency to like or prefer something that is familiar
Attraction