Recall that Shelley Taylor and Susan Fiske conducted a clever experiment in which a group of participants observed a scripted conversation between two men. Some participants could see both of the men; others could see the face of only one or the other man. When asked questions about the two people (e.g., who had taken the lead in the conversation), participants who had a clear view of both men thought they were equally influential, whereas those who saw only one or the other thought that the man whose face they saw was more influential. These results demonstrated that __________.
Recall that Shelley Taylor and Susan Fiske conducted a clever experiment in which a group of participants observed a scripted conversation between two men. Some participants could see both of the men; others could see the face of only one or the other man. When asked questions about the two people (e.g., who had taken the lead in the conversation), participants who had a clear view of both men thought they were equally influential, whereas those who saw only one or the other thought that the man whose face they saw was more influential. These results demonstrated that __________.
people typically go through three steps in making attributions
the fundamental attribution error applies to explaining our own behavior, but not the behavior of others
the salience of perceptual stimuli can explain why the fundamental attribution error occurs
explaining the fundamental attribution error to people makes them resistant to it