Thursday, September 8, 2016

Post date: Sep 09, 2016 9:18:16 PM

Today in class, we Module 74. To begin class, the teacher posed the following question: "How do we explain another person's behavior?" The class then discussed attribution theory (disposition and situational). The class brainstormed possible reasons for why a student (Tommy) did not complete his homework. Some examples included: because Tommy was lazy, he does not care about school, he had practice really late, he was dealing with a parent issue, etc. Students then classified those answers as either dispositional or situational.

Next, students completed an Attribution scale about themselves and then about me (Ms. Pretet). We discussed how many students committed the Fundamental Attribution Error in terms of how they described me. The class then discussed FAE.

Finally, we discussed fhow our attitudes affect our actions and how our action affect our attitude. Students annotated the "attitude and action diagram" (with arrows) to understand where vocabulary terms belong on the diagram.

Homework:

1. Module 76 and objectives