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internally, in your head, attributing someone else's behavior to something fundamental about that person, their character, beliefs, values etc
dispositional
you are a professor and a student of yours hands in a poorly written paper, you assume that this student is lazy and unmotivated and that is why they handed in a bad paper
dispositional
you are talking with someone, and suddenly they snap at you, you assume they are a naturally bitter and angry person, and that is why the snapped
dispositional
you are in your car and get rear ended waiting at a stop sign, you assume the person that hit is inattentive and a bad driver and that is why they hit you
dispositional
internally, in your head, attributing somone else's behavior to something EXTERNAL about the environment. extenuating circumstances, etc
situational
you are a professor and a student of yours hands in a poorly written paper, you assume they might have had a fight with a friend that distracted them from school and that stress led to this bad paper
situational
you are talking with someone, and they suddently snap at you you assume they just had a bad day
situational
you are in the car and get rear ended and you assume something went wrong with the other cars breaks that made them stop working
situational
pattern of behavior expected in a given setting/grup
social role
on tuesdays and thursdays when you wak into thach 112 you are in yoursocial role as a student
social role
when you go back to your dorm you are in your social role of roomate that comes with behaviors like staying neat not being too loud
social role
groups expectation of what is appropriate and acceptable
social norms
you use your student ticket for the student section at an auburn football game, norms suggest that you should wear auburn team colors. opposing team colors would be seen as unacceptable by the group
social norm
knowledge abut the sequence of events in a specific setting
social script
you are attending a football game, you know to cheer when your team does well, boo when the other team does well, and leave after the game is over
social scripts
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