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