AP Psych Unit 4 Vocabulary - Social Psychology and Personality

Fundamental Attribution Error

when we attribute dispositional factors to other behaviors to others but situational factors to ourselves

Just World Theory

the belief that the world is a fair place and people get what they deserve

Attributes

how we explain a persons actions

Dispositional Attributes

personality

Situational Attributes

circumstantial

Actor-Observer Bias

the bias that says that as an observer you are more likely to to attributed dispositional factors to others but as an actor you are more likely to attribute situational factors to yourself

Self-Serving Bias

putting yourself in the best possible light

Social Distance

the belief that the closer you are to someone, the more that you like them and will attribute situational factors to them

Mere Exposure Effect

the belief that the more frequent/often you interact with someone/something, the frequency will cause you to like it more

Attribution Biases

Fundamental Attribution Bias, Actor-Observer Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Social Distance