Invoking naturalistic and religious attributions: a case of applying the availability heuristic? The representativeness heuristic?

Article Abstract:

Individuals' dependence on the representativeness heuristic is more than that on the availability heuristic, while performing attributional analysis. This shows their preference for attributions with salient features matching those of the events-to-be explained than ones that are easily retrievable. People make faster attributional decisions when representativeness of the features of the events-to-be explained is clear. Although naturalistic explanation requires more time, it is preferred over religious-supernatural ones, which may be a result of the elimination by aspect heuristic.

Models, Decision making, Heuristic, Attribution (Social psychology), Attribution (Psychology), Decision-making (Ethics), Heuristics (Psychology)

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Attributions for hyperactive and aggressive child behaviors

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an investigation of aggressive and hyperactive behaviors among children aged five and eleven years in two separate instances is presented. No significant differences were observed in ratings of causal locus or stability on the two types of behaviors. More negative reactions were elicited by aggressive behaviors than hyperactive behaviors. Older children were seen as more controllable than younger children and locus of control for both types of behavior were seen as more internal in older than in younger children.

Child psychology, Aggressiveness (Psychology) in children, Childhood aggressiveness, Hyperactive children

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Refining sex-role spillover theory: the role of gender subtypes and harasser attributions

Article Abstract:

Responses from 50 male and 61 female undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota were analyzed to determine the role of gender subtypes on harasser attributions. The findings indicated that perceived susceptibility and femininity of the victim may be important to how the gender harrassment and sexual advances are perceived. Thus, the probability of viewing women as being victims of certain sexual harassment types is higher for those with less firmer perceived dispositions.

Analysis, College students, Sexual harassment, Sex role, Sex roles, Perception, Perception (Psychology)

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