Discussion Post: Attribution Error
Aggressive behavior- A high school or college campus shooting
How would you explain the aggressor's behavior if you had made the fundamental attribution error? In other words, provide a dispositional explanation for the aggressive behavior.
1) Next, provide a situational explanation for the aggressor's behavior. What might be the aggressor's construal, or interpretation, of the situation?
2) How is the aggressor's construal influenced by the self-esteem motive (the need to feel good about ourselves by justifying our behavior) or the social cognition motive (the need to be accurate by acting on available information)?
3) How could the influence of gender explain the aggressive act?
4) What would you suggest to prevent or reduce instances of this specific type of aggression, either at the individual level or at the societal level?
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.