Attribution Theory: Do you know what it is?
Saturday, May 24, 2003 by joetheblow | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Over the lifetime of a women who are obese, they do not accumulate as much net worth as slenderwomen. Even controling such things as marital statis and health women who are obese pay a heavy economic price for being fat.
While for men obesity is attributed to wealth and success.
In one culture a failure to lead a team is the team leaders fault, another culture it would be the people who are on the team slacking off requardless of the fact the same problem accorred for both teams.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Attribution+Theory&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~karney/attribut.html
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/attrib.htm
While for men obesity is attributed to wealth and success.
In one culture a failure to lead a team is the team leaders fault, another culture it would be the people who are on the team slacking off requardless of the fact the same problem accorred for both teams.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Attribution+Theory&btnG=Google+Search
http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~karney/attribut.html
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/attrib.htm
joetheblow
Reply #3 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:17 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:17 PM
I'm trying to explain something... but I am not sure how...
JamMeister33
Reply #4 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:29 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:29 PM
It looks to me like you are trying to point out the fact that we as human beings and as individuals are capable of explaining
away any type of personal behavior no matter how aberrant....... am I wrong?
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WOM
Reply #5 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:43 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, May 24, 2003 7:43 PM
Kind of like the really over weight person ordering a couple Big Mac's, large fries and a diet coke.The diet coke justifing that they are trying to watch their weight.
mooshoo
Reply #6 Saturday, May 24, 2003 8:43 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, May 24, 2003 8:43 PM
...or not ordering the diet coke and then suing McDonalds.
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Reply #7 Sunday, May 25, 2003 7:07 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, May 25, 2003 7:07 AM
Ah, the old "I got an A in mathematics this year!", "The teacher gave me a D in mathematics this year."
MadIce
Reply #8 Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:02 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:02 AM
Well, I already knew what the Matrix was. Now I also know what the Attribution Theory is. Thanks 
jcg
Reply #9 Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:44 AM
Reply #9 Sunday, May 25, 2003 8:44 AM
That's what I love about the social "sciences". They always have to do a long winded lecture/study about something that everybody already knows. Oh, and it needs a big misleading name. 
jcg
Reply #11 Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:02 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:02 PM
Yes I did, but I also studied hard science (BS Biology minor in chemistry, working toward MS Immunology) so I think I know the difference.
kona0197
Reply #12 Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:51 PM
Reply #12 Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:51 PM
I know what you are talking about...my woman (God bless her) is overwieght and she gets a lot of flak about it.
dukeofchutney
Reply #13 Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:04 PM
Reply #13 Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:04 PM
This thing of being overweight - women, and men, from their 30's onwards almost can't avoid it - I call it "the way of all flesh" - it happened to my granddad, my dad, and now at 36 it's happening to me.
I tend not to think that success is what it's showing, what it's showing is that our bodies get old and degenerate - some show it faster than others, but we all, almost without exception end up with our bodily figure becoming "distorted" over time.
We have the media to thank for the flak women get for being overweight, end of story. Just browse past any magazine rack in your local corner store and you'll see what I mean - and I DON'T mean the porn, but rather the "women's" mags, etc.
I tend not to think that success is what it's showing, what it's showing is that our bodies get old and degenerate - some show it faster than others, but we all, almost without exception end up with our bodily figure becoming "distorted" over time.
We have the media to thank for the flak women get for being overweight, end of story. Just browse past any magazine rack in your local corner store and you'll see what I mean - and I DON'T mean the porn, but rather the "women's" mags, etc.
dukeofchutney
Reply #14 Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:07 PM
Reply #14 Sunday, May 25, 2003 1:07 PM
Oops, I think I just posted off topic
Am I gonna get hammered for it...?
Oh no, not the thumb-screws PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAS!!!
Am I gonna get hammered for it...?
Oh no, not the thumb-screws PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAS!!!
IPlural
Reply #15 Sunday, May 25, 2003 3:39 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, May 25, 2003 3:39 PM
Double Standards are common in any given culture and society.
Steve Fornell
Reply #16 Sunday, May 25, 2003 4:26 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, May 25, 2003 4:26 PM
I'm fat and drink diet coke because I have diabetes. Sugar makes me sick. But I do understand your point.
joetheblow
Reply #17 Sunday, May 25, 2003 6:07 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, May 25, 2003 6:07 PM
Firstly yes behaivoral sciences tend to say what allot of people already know, but it bases it on scientific tested fact rather than the word on the street. Also in addition to studing the issues and culture differences, thoughts, attitudes and the like, having a written way of addressing the problems that face us as human beings can help.
If you're trying to comunicate with someone and find yourself in a mix-up, understanding how to resolve it or address it can avoid many problems and come up with solutions.
I mainly brought this one up because of another thread about images in the screenshot library. There were many perceptions about it and once those perceptions were made, ideas were formed as to why it is and what it does; ergo Attribution Theory.
We all do it, but understanding it will allow us to better handle situations, stop ourselves from continueing making Attribution Errors (another term to remember) and focus on a possible solution to an issue that is less judgmental.
L.I.F.
Learning is Fun!!!
If you're trying to comunicate with someone and find yourself in a mix-up, understanding how to resolve it or address it can avoid many problems and come up with solutions.
I mainly brought this one up because of another thread about images in the screenshot library. There were many perceptions about it and once those perceptions were made, ideas were formed as to why it is and what it does; ergo Attribution Theory.
We all do it, but understanding it will allow us to better handle situations, stop ourselves from continueing making Attribution Errors (another term to remember) and focus on a possible solution to an issue that is less judgmental.
L.I.F.
Learning is Fun!!!
IPlural
Reply #19 Monday, May 26, 2003 6:43 PM
An excellent book to read would be.
Social Cognition (making sense of People)
Author: Professor of Psychology Ziva Kunda
The MIT Press
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
mitpress.mit.edu http://mitpress.mit.edu
ISBN:0-262-61143-0 (paperback)
ISBN:0-262-11241-8 (hardcover)
Reply #19 Monday, May 26, 2003 6:43 PM
| joetheblow: Also in addition to studing the issues and culture differences, thoughts, attitudes and the like, having a written way of addressing the problems that face us as human beings can help. |
An excellent book to read would be.
Social Cognition (making sense of People)
Author: Professor of Psychology Ziva Kunda
The MIT Press
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
mitpress.mit.edu http://mitpress.mit.edu
ISBN:0-262-61143-0 (paperback)
ISBN:0-262-11241-8 (hardcover)
joetheblow
Reply #20 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:02 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:02 PM
thanks IPlural
good looking out.
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good looking out.
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Reply #1 Saturday, May 24, 2003 6:16 PM