Topic: Attributions

Throughout this week, pay attention to the attributions you makefor your own behavior and others’ behavior. Select 1 instance inwhich you made an attribution for your own behavior, and 1 instancein which you made an attribution for someone else’s behavior. Thenrespond to the questions below.

Describe 1 instance from the past week in whichyou made an attribution for your own behavior.

Was the attribution internal or external? Positive ornegative?

Did you demonstrate the self-serving attributional bias (acceptresponsibility for positive outcomes but blame someone or somethingelse for negative outcomes)? How do you know?

What was the outcome? Were there any negative or positiveconsequences of making this attribution?

Describe 1 instance from the past week in whichyou made an attribution for someone else’s behavior.

Was the attribution internal or external? Positive ornegative?

How much do you like this person? How do you think yourattribution would have been different (if at all) if you liked theperson more or less?

How well do you know this person? How do you think yourattribution would have been different (if at all) if you knew theperson more or less?

What was the outcome? Were there any negative or positiveconsequences of making this attribution?