Social Perception and Attribution - Attribution theory - Covariation theory

5 important questions on Social Perception and Attribution - Attribution theory - Covariation theory

What is the name of the theory that says that observers work out the causes of behavior by collecting data about comparison cases?

Essentially working out the cause by comparing what factors are [...] with the effect (behavior)

Covariation theory

[...] = covaried

What is the name of evidence that says something about how an actor usually responds to different objects/entities under similar circumstances?

EX: does person A often say that things are boring (low .]) or only about this object (high .])?

Distinctiveness information

What does the consistency information about an actor tell the observer when they are in the process of collecting data in comparison cases (according to covariation theory)?

Evidence on how the actor responds to the particular object under different circumstances (times, situations)

EX: does person A only say that this object is boring when person X is around to hear it (low consistency), or do they perform the same behavior in different contexts (high consistency)?
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What does the consistency information about an actor tell the observer when they are in the process of collecting data in comparison cases (according to covariation theory)?

Evidence on how the actor responds to the particular object under different circumstances (times, situations)

EX: does person A only say that this object is boring when person X is around to hear it (low consistency), or do they perform the same behavior in different contexts (high consistency)?

What is the type of evidence that says something about how an actor's behavior towards the object/entity varies in different situations and times?

EX: does person A only say the object is boring when person X is around to hear it (not [...]) or do they uphold their behavior in other contexts too (consistency)?

Consistency information

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