Trait Ascription Bias
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Hey, there.
Today, we will be talking about the Trait Ascription Bias.
What is it?
It is a tendency to describe one's own behaviour in terms of situational factors while preferring to describe another's behaviour by ascribing fixed dispositions to their personality
Examples -
Where does it occur?
This may occur because peoples' own internal states are more readily observable and available to them than those of others.
Why do I need to know?
Trait ascription bias refers to the situational and dispositional evaluation and description of personality traits on a personal level.
Trait ascription bias, regardless of the theoretical mechanisms underpinning it, intuitively plays a role in various social phenomenon observed in the wild. Stereotyping, attitudes of prejudice and the negativity effect, among others, involve ascribing dispositions (traits) to other people on the basis of little information, no information or simply “gut instincts”, which amounts to trait ascription bias. [1]
Takeaways: -
In simpler terms, you know yourself better than others.
This attributional-bias has an obvious role in the formation of stereotypes and prejudice.
References & Studies: -
https://psychology.wikia.org/wiki/Trait_ascription_bias
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