Fundamental Attribution Error

camera perspective bias

Focused on suspect, confession is perceived as true. Focused on detective, confession is perceived as less true. info affected by perception

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

Perspective change with time

initial response change because people eventually considering situational when constraints when describe people

misattribution

mistakenly attributing behavior to wrong source by assuming behavior is constant while situation change

situational attribution

sympathetic reaction

Attribution Theory

the theory that we unconsciously explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition