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Record 1 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
DEF

The person or event that is viewed as the instigator of an action or a series of actions. Internal attribution places the causal source in the actor; external attribution places the causal source in the situation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
DEF

Personne ou événement perçu comme instigateur d'une action ou d'une série d'actions. L'attribution interne situe la source causale chez l'acteur; l'attribution externe la place dans la situation.

Spanish

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