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Imagining alternative scenarios and outcomes that might have happened, but didn't.
Ex- Bronze medal winners are often happier because silver winners think they could have gotten gold. |
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| Perception of a relationship where none exists, or a perception of a stronger relationship than actually exists. |
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Perception of uncontrollable events as subject to one's control or as more controllable than they are. The idea that chance events are subject to our influence.
Example: "I wish they didn't keep turning the seatbelt sign on. Every time they do, it gets bumpy." |
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| Regression toward the average |
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The statistical tendency for extreme scores or extreme behavior to return toward one's average.
Example: Most students who do really well on the first exam will get a lower grade on the next test. |
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| Mistakenly attributing a behavior to the wrong source. |
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The theory of how people explain others' behavior.
Example: By attributing it either to internal dispositions (enduring traits, motives and attitudes) or to external situations. |
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| Dispositional Attribution |
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Attributing behavior to the person's disposition and traits.
Example: Teacher wonders if a child's underachievement is due to lack of motivation and ability. |
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