Psy 321 (Online, Mendolia) - Exam 1 Latest Update

fundamental attribution error {Ans: people have a bias to attribute another person's behavior to internal or dispositional causes (personality traits, attitudes) to a much greater extent then they should *OBSERVER SIDE!}what is the main factor that separates philosophy from psychology? {Ans: the methods used to study problems}Three reasons for wanting self-knowledge: {Ans: appraisal motive self-enhancement motive consistency motive}actor-observer bias {Ans: the tendency to blame our actions on the situation and blame the actions of others on their personalities ex: customer and clerk argument}reactance theory {Ans: the idea that when people feel their freedom to perform a certain behavior is reduced *the term reactance refers specifically to the negative feelings people have when their freedom is reduced ex: you've been wanting to go to a concert for a long time and then someone says you cannot go - you will experience being angry which is an experience of reactance}Experimental variables {Ans: }what is the most important dimension people use when making attributions about the behavior of others? {Ans: intentional-accidental}confirmation bias {Ans: a tendency to notice information that confirms one's beliefs and to IGNORE information that disconfirms one's beliefs -if you are trying to