Teori Atribusi Weiner 1979

Teori atribusi (Weiner)

Individu dikatakan cuba mengatributkan kejayaan/kegagalan mereka kepada faktor tertentu
tiga Aspek:
-sama ada faktor itu dalaman/luaran
-Sama ada faktor itu stabil atau tidak
-Sama ada faktor tersebut boleh dikawal atau tidak

Teori atribusi Weiner

lokus:Internal/Eksternal
Stabiliti: Stabil/Tidak Stabil
Tanggungjawab: Boleh dikawal/Tidak boleh dikawal

Contoh teori atribusi

Lokus dalaman, stabil , boleh dikawal:
I am good at studying for multiple choice tests, so I will do well on the next Educational Psychology Exam

Lokus dalaman, stabil , tidak boleh dikawal:
Essay tests are always hard for me, so I won’t do well in ……….

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Social Cognition

How people interpret, analyze, remember, and use information about the social world

All interpretation, analyses of the information from the social world triggers some action known as Social Motivation

Attribution Theory

Through life we gradually construct explanations/theories of why people behave in certain ways

Attribution theory - The conceptual framework within social psychology dealing with lay, or common sense explanations of behaviour. WHY?????

Motivational Nature

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Behaviors are attributed either to

Dispositional/Stable Factors-Personality

Unstable/Situational Factors-Weather

Assumptions of Attributions

We are always motivated to find out causes of our own and others behaviors because
-Helps us understand
-Gain a sense of control
-Gives evolutionary advantage

Assignment of causes is not done randomly, rules exist