GROUP ATTRIBUTION ERROR

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N., Pam M.S.
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Tendency for perceivers to assume that a specific group member's personal characteristics and preferences, including beliefs, attitudes and decisions are similar to the preferences of the group to which they belong to.

GROUP ATTRIBUTION ERROR: "Group attribution error is one made by the group's observer."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTION ERROR
  2. ATTITUDINAL GROUP
  3. OUTSIDER
  4. EGOCENTRISM
  5. ISOLATE
  6. OPINION GIVER
  7. GROUP RISK TAKING
  8. SOCIAL REALITY
  9. INTERVIEW GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
  10. INTERNALIZATION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "GROUP ATTRIBUTION ERROR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/group-attribution-error/ (accessed March 15, 2020).
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