Week2DQ2AttributionsExaminetheroleofattributionsinoursocialworld.Whatareattributions,andhowdoweusetheminourdailylives?Discussthedifferencesbetweeninternalandexternalattributionsanddescribethefundamentalattributionerror.Forexample,whatwouldbetheexplanatorystyleofapersonwhomakesinternal,stable,andglobalattributionsforpositivethingsandexternal,unstable,andspecificattributionsfornegativethings?Alsoconsidertheindividualwhodoestheopposite;whatdoesthisbehaviortellusabouttheperson?Attributionsareoureverydaysocialinteractionsweneedtomakejudgmentsaboutwhyothersactthewaytheydo.Indoingsowearemakingattributions.Attributionsareourexplanationsofthebehaviorofusandothers.(Feenstra,2011)Thedifferencesininternalandexternalattributionsaregreatinthesensethatinternalattributionsarewhenwemakeassumptionstowardthebehaviororbehaviorsofanother,forexampleifapersoniswalkingintoastorebehindanotherpersonandthepersoninfrontclosesthedoorontheonebehindthem.Aninternalresponsewouldbethatthispersonisrudeandprobablyajerk,howeveranexternalresponsewouldbethatthepersonmightnothavesawthepersonbehindthemorwasinahurryanddidn’tthinkofit.Whenpeopleattributebehaviortodispositionalfactorswhenthereareclearsituationalfactorsatwork,theyareengagingincorrespondencebias,alsoknownasfundamentalattributionerror.(Feenstra,2011)Attributions Week 2 DQ2
This discussion addresses the psychological theory of attribution and its impact on understanding human behavior.
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