Attribution Theory

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For this Discussion, review this week’s media program, Week 3: The Virtual Office, and select an attribution theory. Consider how the theory explains the behavior of the person in the media program.

Post a brief description of the attribution theory you selected. Then describe how the theory you selected explains the behavior of the person in the media. Finally, describe one limitation of the theory in explaining the behavior of the person you selected and explain why it is a limitation. Use the current literature to support your response.

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For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources and consider when you have used heuristics and under what circumstances you used them, and explain the outcome of using the heuristics.

Post a brief explanation of two of the four heuristics (representativeness, availability, false consensus effect, and anchoring heuristic). Then describe one example from work, home, or a social setting of when you found heuristic use to be helpful and one example of when it was not helpful, and explain why. Finally, explain how you might avoid nonhelpful heuristic use, and apply it to the example you previously provided.

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Readings • Course Text: Fiske, S. T. (2014). Social beings: Core motives in social psychology. (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. o • Chapter 3, “Ordinary Personology: Figuring Out Why People Do What They Do” o Chapter 4, “Social Cognition: Making Sense of Others” Book Excerpt: Crisp, R. J., & Turner, R. N. (2010). Chapter 2: Attribution. In Essential social psychology (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. Copyright 2010 by Sage Publications, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Ltd. via the Copyright Clearance Center. • Article: Dagnan, D. (2012). Carers’ Responses to Challenging Behaviour: A Comparison of Responses to Named and Unnamed Vignettes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25, 88–94. Retrieved from Walden Library. Media • Animation: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Week 3: The virtual office. Baltimore, MD: Author. o Transcript PSYC 6245 PSYC 8247 CPSY 6245 Social Psychology Week 3: The Virtual Office (Interior of Office Building: Carter stands at the front of the conference room. His colleagues are seated around the table.) CARTER: OK. Is everyone here? TERESA: No. We still need Gavin. CARTER: Oh OK. We'll give him another minute then. (Clock is shown on the wall as everyone waits in the conference room. Amanda thinks, “Can’t believe he’s running late for this…is he too dumb to stop and look at the clock.”) GAVIN: Hey, hey, hey, hey, guys. Hey guys, sorry I'm late. CARTER: No problem Gavin, come on in. (Gavin walks towards the table. He slips and hits his head.) TERESA: Oh my gosh, are you OK? (Teresa thinks, “What a klutz! It’s a miracle he makes it to work every morning.) GAVIN: I'm fine. I'm fine, sorry. I didn't see that, I didn't see that lump in the carpeting. CARTER: No need to apologize as long as you're not hurt. Why don't you help yourself to some breakfast over there, and then we'll get started. GAVIN: Thanks. (Gavin reaches for his coffee cup. He knocks the cup over and the coffee spills onto the conference table.) Oh, I am so sorry. (Amanda thinks, “Wow! Remind me to never have this guy babysit my kids!”) CARTER: OK. That should be fine for now, let's continue. Oh and Gavin, before we really start to dig in, did you remember to bring those invoice documents? I'd like to crossreference those with the quarterly report as we go along. GAVIN: I-- I should have it here. I should have it here. It must still be at my desk. I'll just, I'll just, I'll just run out and grab it. I'll just run out and grab it really quick. (As Gavin walks away he smacks his head into the doorframe. Carter thinks, “How did this guy ever get through the interview process? He’s a complete wreck!”) (Graphic Onscreen: LATER THAT DAY…) Gavin walks into the break area and Kathy thinks, “Wonder what’s up with Gavin…He’s usually the most talkative one here…”) KATHY: Hey Gavin, how are you? GAVIN: I'm OK I guess. CARTER: Well that's good. Busy day? GAVIN: Yeah, kind of. KEN: You all set for tonight though? You'll be able to loosen up a bit. GAVIN: Huh? What's, what's, what's, what's tonight? (Ken thinks, “Oh no. He forgot his own assistant’s retirement party.”) KEN: You know, Edna's retirement party. Didn't you help plan it? GAVIN: Oh, right, yeah. I guess, I guess it slipped my mind. I'll try; I'll try my best to make it. (Ken starts to walk away and nearly bumps into another coworker) I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. (Ken and Kathy think, “Wow!”) (Graphic Onscreen: Theorists pose differing attribution theories. Choose one and think about how that theorist might explain Gavin’s behavior.) ©2012 Laureate Education, Inc.
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Attribution theories are explanations that attempt to attach meaning to a certain behavior
of a person. When people act in a certain way, human beings tend to come up with explanations
for their behavior based on different grounds (Crisp & Turner, 2010). People can create
explanations based on information gathered from past experiences, what other people say, or
from materials read. From this week's media (Week 3: The Virtual Office), several people try to
understand Gavin's behavior. Gavin is late for a meeting, he slips and hits his head on a table,
knocks a cup over and spills coffee, forgets to bring invoice documents to the meeting and
almost bump into a workmate among other funny behaviors. Carter thinks that Gavin is a wreck.
Amanda believ...


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