About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about attribution models, focusing in particular on: (i) Jones and Davis’ theory, which incorporates correspondence interference (our views are more greatly impacted by the specific aspects of something/someone that we see); (ii) the naïve psychologist idea, which proposes that people pay more attention to others’ actions which appear to be intentional; (iii) weaknesses of Jones and Davis’ theory, including its complexity and that is too specific to consider macro factors; (iv) Kelley’s covariation model, which considers consensus, distinctiveness and consistency; (v) weaknesses of the covariation model, including that people are not reliably consistent and that understanding causality requires a significant understanding of the situation.

About the lecturer

Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Dr Bouguettaya’s research interests are in social psychology and how knowledge from that field can be applied to others, particularly health, including how we can apply social identity theory to societal problems, as well as investigating the different perspectives one might take on those issues. Some of Dr Bouguettaya’s recent publications include 'The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviours: a critical and meta-analytic review' (2020) and 'The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma' (2020).