When a Person Assigns Causes to Another Individual's Behavior and Assumes

question 33

Multiple Choice

When a person assigns causes to another individual's behavior and assumes that the behavior is due to that individual's personal characteristics, a(n) ________ is made.

• A) situational attribution
• B) internal attribution
• C) attribution error
• D) external attribution

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Definitions:

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