We Want to Understand Why People Behave as They Do

question 43

Essay

We want to understand why people behave as they do.One method we use is to draw inferences about their reasons.Attribution is the set of thought processes we use to assign causes to our own behavior and that of others.Define internal attribution and external attribution.Describe the three types of information that Harold Kelley proposed we rely on when deciding whether to make an internal or external attribution for behavior.

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Definitions:

Structure

The arrangement of atoms within a molecule that determines its shape and chemical properties.

Common Names

Vernacular or traditional names used for chemical compounds, as opposed to their systematic or IUPAC names.

1,4-butanediamine

A chemical compound, an organic diamine, with two amino groups attached to a four-carbon linear chain.

1,5-pentanediamine

An organic compound with the formula C5H14N2, consisting of a five-carbon chain with amino groups at both the first and fifth positions.