Oct.28-Nov.4th Chapter 12

When it comes to making accurate attributions that have come in handy, I can say that I am a pretty good judge of character and I can tell a lot about someone by how they carry themselves. As a spanish speaker I often find myself in situations where I can use my spanish, however I don't want to be rude and assume that someone can speak spanish simply because they look like they do. In situations like this, if I hear someone speaking spanish, and if I get the vibe that the person with whom I'm going to interact is more comfortable speaking spanish, then I will use my spanish. Often times, the people who I speak spanish to are surprised because I don't look like I can speak spanish, and ironically, that is them making negative attributions about me, because they assume I only speak english.

Oct. 29-Nov. 4 Chapter 12

I have made some pretty bad assumptions and attributions about people in my day, but I remember specifically one with my ex. I had come to visit her at her dorm and we were hanging out just watching TV and I said something along the lines of "you look tired". She got really upset and started explaining to me how she'd been working really hard in school, and at work, and that if I was going to call her ugly then I should find another girlfriend. Needless to say the argument escalated quickly, and I was trying to defend myself while I was getting angry, and I made the mistake of saying "you must be on your period". She went off. From relaxing, watching TV one minute to full out yelling at each other in minutes. In hindsight, it was my fault, let's be honest, no girl wants to be told they look tired and then be told their mad because its their time of the month.