The Great Attribution Error

Revolutionar

[This post was edited by Revolutionar at 2014-4-13 14:47]

When  I, we, the group we belong to makes an error, it is attributed to external factors
When others make an error, it is attributed to personality and internal factors.


Psychologists call this....the great attribution error.
This is a trait inherited from evolution, present in all humans.


If we are to live in an age of reason, and of logics, we have to be aware of this Great Attribution Error.


Users of words such as hanjian, especially at times of peace....are barbaric at best.....and have not evolved from his barbaric ancestors.......this people don't belong to the modern age and should be send back to their caves.

Revolutionar

Evolution in times past favored genes with the Great Attribution Error when living in violent times in their caves.

But in the modern age of reason and critical thinking and international trade.......people of such leftover genes are barbaric and will soon go extinct.

Ted180

Yes. You see this error in all contexts - political, sports fans, religions, nationalism, racism. I don't think humanity will overcome this tendency for a long time. Education and liberal parenting is the solution.

Revolutionar

Great Attribution Error, technical name................Fundamental attribution error.

Revolutionar

laymen call it racism, racists , nationalism, nationalist, etc etc....................


but these only address the symptoms and left out the fundamental cause and origin.

Revolutionar

seneca Post time: 2014-4-13 21:04
Very good post.

Modern psychology quite interesting.

Years ago, psychology is just about Freud.

Revolutionar

seneca Post time: 2014-4-13 21:04
Very good post.

and when good things happens to them..................they attribute to internal factors and personality like hard work, intelligent.


and when good things happen to others, it is attributed to luck, to external factors,