Self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief about the future, which comes true when people act according to the belief.
Read more -- related concepts of prejudice and discrimination.
Find concepts and theories of psychological science. I include definitions, examples, names of theorists, and references to conceptual articles and research studies. This blog is for educational purposes only. No clinical services are provided. See a mental health provider for diagnoses and treatment. I may earn income from purchases of advertised products or links.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Scapegoat theory in Psychology
Scapegoat theory is based on findings that people tend to blame their mistakes,
failures, poor judgments, or negative circumstances on outgroups. A politician
might blame another party or nation for economic woes.
Read more about the related concepts of discrimination and prejudice
Fundamental Attribution Error in Psychology
In psychology, the Fundamental Attribution Error is attributing the behavior of a group of people to personality traits or characteristics of the people rather than to an external cause such as a situation.
Other terms include: correspondence bias and over-attribution effect
For example, considering
slaves to be ignorant or dependent instead of recognizing the system of slavery
used the force of law and punishment to withhold education and freedom to live
as they wished.
Reference
Jones, E. E., & Harris, V. A. (1967). The attribution of attitudes. Journal of experimental social psychology, 3(1), 1-24.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)