SOP 3004 Quiz 5 Exam With Complete Solutions!!

2 basic types of attribution - ANSWER-Internal (Attribution to internal causes (dispositions, motives, personality traits, conscious choices, etc.)) External (Attribution to external causes (environmental factors, particular situations, bad weather, etc.)) Example of internal attribution - ANSWER-A person gets an 'A' on a test, you might conclude that they are a really smart person. Example of external attribution - ANSWER-If a random person smiles at you as they exit a gas station, you might think they had just won the lottery. Correspondent inference - ANSWER-Occurs when we make an internal attribution and infer that a behavior corresponds to an underlying disposition. Jones and Davis' correspondent inference theory: 3 factors dependent on making a correspondent inference - ANSWER-Whether a behavior is freely chosen (not forced to act that way) Whether a behavior produces 'non-common' effects (something specifically tied to one's behavior and not others) Whether a behavior is low in social desirability (something that may make people upset) Kelley's covariation theory: 3 types of information combined when making an attribution - ANSWER-Consistency (Do the same actor and same target always act the same way when together?) Distinctiveness (Does the actor in the situation act the same way towards everyone?) Consensus (Do others behave the same way toward the target person in the situation?) Augmenting - ANSWER-A potential cause is given extra 'weight' because other inhibiting factors are present Example of augmenting - ANSWER-Bob donates money to Hurricane Relief Fund even though he is poor himself Discounting - ANSWER-Multiple sufficient causes are present and causes us to give less 'weight' to any one factor Example of discounting - ANSWER-Bob donates money to Hurricane Relief Fund while he's out on a first date Similarities b/t Jones and Davis' theory & Kelley's theory - ANSWER-Normative models Neither of them are particularly descriptive Differences b/t Jones and Davis' theory & Kelley's theory - ANSWER-Focus on intentional behavior vs. focus on reactions