Fundamental Attribution Error
situational attribution
sympathetic reaction
camera perspective bias
Focused on suspect, confession is perceived as true. Focused on detective, confession is perceived as less true. info affected by perception
Attribution Theory
the theory that we unconsciously explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition
Fundamental Attribution Error
The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition.
actor-observer perspectives
We attribute others behavior to their attitude and disposition vs focusing on environment
Depositional attribution
a first impression that can lead to unfavorable reactions
misattribution
mistakenly attributing behavior to wrong source by assuming behavior is constant while situation change
Perspective change with time
initial response change because people eventually considering situational when constraints when describe people