Posted by TofuEmmy on May 25, 2005, at 16:14:52
In reply to Ditto. It's not just you (nm) » crushedout, posted by gardenergirl on May 25, 2005, at 16:11:04
"Fundamental attribution error - A feature of attribution theory, so frequently seen that it has its own name. This refers to the fact that whenever people are making attributions about an action, they tend to over-emphasise dispositional factors about the actor, and under-emphasise situational factors. An example is attributing a friend's recent car accident to the fact that the friend is a poor driver rather than to the fact that another car just happened to pull out in front of her. The former would be a dispositional attribution; the latter a situational attribution."
from: http://www.psybox.com/web_dictionary/fundamentatt.htm
I think this means in labeling a person a troll, one may be overemphasizing qualities about the *person* which one dislikes - rather than basing the judgement purely on the person's actions. Actions are what define a troll...right?
Does anyone ask, "Are you a good troll, or a bad troll?" (think Oz). If you disagree with the person, he/she is a troll? If you agree with them....they are a person who seeks change in order to improve some situation?
I dunno. My head hurts.
em
P.S. When I compare current events to past trollesque situations which have occured here....I see nothing in common.
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