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People often form ____ of strangers but tend to be more accurate in their judgments of friends and acquaintances. erroneous impressions
attribution theory
A group of theories that describe how people explain the causes of behavior. availability heuristic
The tendency to estimate the likelihood that an event will occur by how easily instances of it come to mind. base-rate fallacy
The finding that people are relatively insensitive to consensus information presented in the form of numerical base rates. belief in a just world
The belief that individuals get what they deserve in life, an orientation that leads people to disparage victims. belief perseverance
The tendency to maintain beliefs even after they have been discredited. central traits
Traits that exert a powerful influence on overall impressions. confirmation bias
The tendency to seek, interpret, and create information that verifies existing beliefs. counterfactual thinking
The tendency to imagine alternative events or outcomes that might have occurred but did not. covariation principle
A principle of attribution theory that holds that people attribute behavior to factors that are present when a behavior occurs and are absent when it does not.