I think people make false attributions al of the time. I think
false attributions can be very harmful to relationships and friendships. There have
been plenty of times where I have made some false attributions about other
people and it has not lead to something positive. My false attributions have
usually led to some kind of an argument. I think false attributions happen
because people assume things and they do not know the clear facts. When people
assume things about others it usually is not positive assumptions which usually
leads to a conflict. Whenever I have made false attributions it usually does
not lead to something very big but it most of the time leads to a little bit of
a conflict. There have also been some times that making accurate attributions
about others that have helped me. There have been times where I think someone
is thinking something and I have been right. I think that people do make some
accurate attributions but most of them are false which leads to some conflict.
I think that everyone has been in the same situation as you have. It is only human to make false attributions. These false attributions, as your mention, usually do not have a positive response. They tend to always get us into a conflict. I feel that the only positive we can get out of false attributions, is hopefully learning from that and trying to move away from making false attributions. I agree that people do make accurate attributions, but unfortunately they are rare. It is hard to make accurate attributions; unless you really know the person you are making these attributions about. It’s a hard thing to do, but it is possible. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the part of your post in which you talked about how people assume things. Stereotypes are very prevalent these days and it is important that we give everyone a fair chance to know them. Overcoming predetermined thoughts about a person is very important and something that we must practice in order to be a good public speaker as well as avoid conflicts with others. Hearing people out and really getting to know them is something that is very important in truly getting to know them. Really good posts with many good insights that I could relate to.
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