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chapter 12, the attribution theory “states that people act as they do in
conflict situations because of the inferences they make about others based on
their behavior”. There is no definite description of a “false attribution” in
the textbook but I would assume that it is false judgment of someone and how
they act during a conflict. This is similar to attribution error, which is taking
full credit if you do something great, or blaming someone else when something
negative happens. I can honestly say I don’t think I have ever experience false
attributions, but it might be because I have never known what it was. I think
that because I am aware of what it is now, I will be more aware if I do it. I
like to think that I am pretty good at making accurate attributions because I
can read people very well. This has helped me to handle conflicts better
because I can predict how a person will react to conflict situations.
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ReplyDeleteI am pretty guilty of making attributions about people, especially when I am in a disagreement or in an argument with them. I have to say you a pretty lucky to be able to make correct attributions all the time with others. I on the other hand do not always get it right. Sometime I believe that I can read people but its not always true. For example I blame people for certain things in an argument but I would find out that it is false. But now I think carefully before I make an attribution about someone.
Once again good job on this post!
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ReplyDeleteI want to start off by letting you know I thought this was a very good blog. I really liked how you started off your blog by quoting the book. I think most people have the tendency to make attributions about other people. A lot of it has to do with making assumptions about people before you know the true story. I also think that people make accurate attributions. Although people make accurate attributions, I think more attirbutions are false. I think many false attributions can lead to some conflict. Overall, I though this was a very good blog. Keep up the good work!