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ATTRIBUTION THEORY [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

A theory concerned with the way in which people perceive the causes of events or actions.

OBS

Related terms: causal source, consistency rule, consensus rule, distinctiveness rule.

CONT

... finding is not surprising and is consistent with the tenets of attribution theory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Théorie sur la façon dont les gens perçoivent les causes des événements ou des actions.

OBS

Termes connexes : critère de la constance, critère du caractère distinctif, critère du consensus, source causale.

CONT

[...] conclusion n'est pas surprenante et elle est conforme avec les tenants de la théorie de l'attribution.

Spanish

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