What is "the process of characterising someone as having a personality trait that corresponds to their observed behaviour"?
Correspondence inference
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What is a main principle of Kelley's (1972) Covariation Theory?
People decide what attributions to make after considering the consistency, distinctiveness & consensus of a person’s behaviour
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According to Kelley, if a behaviour had LOW consistency what would the attribution be?
Discounting & search for a different cause
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What is the definition of primacy effects?
Early information has large impact
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In Rosenthal's study, what were the main findings?
Children who were identified "Bloomers" performed better than their peers
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In Taylor & FIske's arranged seating study, what was the main finding?
The people attributed more to the people whose faces they could see better
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What two factors are required for causal attributions?
Motivation & ability
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First impressions are unlikely to change. What is the term for this?
Conservatism
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A study on stereotype suppression by Macrae et al.(1994) found …
Participants who were initially asked to suppress (withhold) their stereotypes later sat further away from a skinhead.
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What is the difference between fearful & preoccupied AS?
People with preooccupied AS want relationships but are worried others do not. Fearful AS want emotionally close relationships, but they make them uncomfortable.
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What is the correct definition of stereotypes?
Impressions of groups that people form by associating the groups with particular characteristics
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What is "the process of characterising someone as having a personality trait that corresponds to their observed behaviour"?
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Correspondence inference
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What is a main principle of Kelley's (1972) Covariation Theory?
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According to Kelley, if a behaviour had LOW consistency what would the attribution be?
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