Psyc 2606 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. went over Exam #1II. causal attribution, explanatory style, 3 dimensions of explanatory styleOutline of Current LectureI. *Reading Homework (bottom of 183 - top of 188 - Culture and Causal Attributions)*II. Causal attribution, explanatory story, covariation principle, consensus, distinctiveness, consistency, discounting principle, augmentation principle Current Lecture Social Attribution - Chapter 5 ~● Causal Attribution: we are always looking for a cause to things (linking a behavior to a cause) ● Explanatory Style: person’s habitual way of explaining events ○ External/Internal - is it the fault of something else or is it our fault?○ Unstable/Stable - things are changing and next time could be different (unstable),unchanging and will always be this way (stable) ○ Specific/Global - isolated to a specific circumstance or isolated to a specific time ○ said to be predictive of health because it shows if you are an optimist or a pessimist ● Covariation Principle: behavior should be linked to or attributed to potential causes that would happen at the same time as the behavior ○ Consensus: looking at things that covariate with a certain belief (high consensus = more likely to agree with it) ■ ex. you hate mondays and so does everybody else so mondays must suck■ if consensus is low we attribute it to a certain individual but if it is high weattribute it to the situation○ Distinctiveness: how unique this behavior is in this situation■ low distinction : more generalization of things■ high distinction : really specific (unique to that individual or event and we attribute it to the individual or event and less about the situation)○ Consistency: is it predictable or the same across circumstances?■ high consistency : dependent These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.■ low consistency : hard to attribute to anything● Discounting Principle: we assign less weight in response to a particular behavior if other causes may have caused that behavior ○ if it is in line with a respective behavior/ role then it is less attributable to the person● Augmentation Principle: we should put more emphasis on the individual for the behavior if there are other causes present that would normally present the opposite behavior ○ ex. really shy at a party shows even more so how shy the person actually is - we can attribute this behavior to them
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