mattnewport “Mountains make me happy. I love snowboarding and hiking on them.” ... I run and swim—but swimming is very popular in my area.
I live in a city surrounded by mountains that hosted the Winter Olympics this year so snow sports and hiking are pretty popular around here. There’s probably some cultural context that interferes with the signalling going on in this case.
I see, that’s interesting. (I run and swim—but swimming is very popular in my area.)
I live in a city surrounded by mountains that hosted the Winter Olympics this year so snow sports and hiking are pretty popular around here. There’s probably some cultural context that interferes with the signalling going on in this case.
Ah! So basically I fell for the fundamental attribution error.
My explanation (dispositional): This person is a sports fanatic since he practices such an exotic high-commitment sport.
True explanation (situational): This person lives in Vancouver, where this taste in sports is commonplace..
Since you’ll be looking for a person in your own city, this misunderstanding of signals presumably won’t be a problem.