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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
How might actor-observer asymmetry challenge traditional perspectives within attribution theory?
Since it applies only actors and observers separately, it does not apply widely enough to challenge attribution theory.
Actor-observer asymmetry contradicts every principle within attribution theory.
It provides an alternate explanation for why individuals attribute others' actions more heavily to personal factors while attributing their own actions more heavily to situational factors.
It gives equal weightage to both situational and dispositional factors thus nullifying attribution theory's premise
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AP Psychology - 9.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception
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