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Social Psychology Exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is attribution theory? | how we explain others behavior |
| what is internal attribution? | something inherent to the person |
| what is external attribution? | something outside of the persons control (situational) |
| what is consistency in kelleys 3 factor theory? | is this person consistently acting the same way? |
| what is distinctiveness in kelleys 3 factor theory? | is the action just in this situation or the same in various situations? |
| what is consensus in kelleys 3 factor theory? | do other people act the same way in the same situation? |
| what is spontaneous trait interfernece? | we tend to infer that others behaviors correspond to their traits or dispositions |
| what is spontaneous trait transference? | we tend to infer traits about someone when they are describing someone else's behavior |
| do attitudes determine behavior? why not | we forget situational factors, we act automatically, and habitual behaviors are hard to overcome |
| do attitudes determine behavior? why | saying becomes believing effect and roleplaying |
| what is self-definitional attitude? | attitude that we have about out self, how we define ourself |
| what is utilitarian attitude? | attitude about what has worked in the past for us |
| what is the saying becomes believing effect? | when we are encouraged to say something we may change our belief |
| what is cognitive dissonance? | when we face dissonance when our behavior and attitudes are inconsistent |
| what is self perception theory? | we observe our behavior then infer our attitudes |