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Theory-based bias correction in dispositional inference: The fundamental attribution error is dead, long live the correspondence bias

Gawronski, Bertram·2004·European Review of Social Psychology

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Social psychological research has repeatedly shown that perceivers draw correspondent dispositional inferences from observed behaviour even when this behaviour was highly constrained by situational factors (i.e., the correspondence bias). Even though this phenomenon has been proposed to be multiply determined, the most common explanation is still that perceivers ubiquitously consider situational factors to have little impact on human behaviour (i.e., the fundamental attribution error). The present chapter offers a critical analysis of the available empirical evidence on the correspondence bias from the perspective of theory-based bias correction. It is concluded that the correspondence bias results from a number of different processes associated with the application of perceivers' causal theories about situational influences on human behaviour. However, there is no evidence for the assumption that the correspondence bias is due to causal theories implying that situational factors have little impact on human behaviour. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed.

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Authors: Gawronski, B.
Affiliations: Northwestern University (US)
Corresponding author: Gawronski, Bertram
ORCID: Gawronski, Bertram
Venue: European Review of Social Psychology
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2004-01
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 183-217
ISSN: 1046-3283 (ISSN-L)
1479-277X
DOI: 10.1080/10463280440000026
OpenAlex: W1963540280
Semantic Scholar: 6e093027038bcaa0cdf314a6b2b91acd94aa12cc
Cited by: 162
References: 133
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FWCI: 6.31
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: European Review of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychology of Social Influence
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Keywords: correspondence bias, fundamental attribution error, dispositional inference, causal theories, social perception

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