According to the Discounting Principle of Attribution

question 78

Multiple Choice

According to the discounting principle of attribution:

• A) we tend to accept the most dominant/likely explanation if there is more than one plausible cause
• B) we reject the first explanation that comes to mind
• C) we accept one explanation but always recognize that it may be wrong
• D) we rely more on the situation in making attributions
• E) we rely more on dispositional factors in making attributions

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