There Are Variations Among States in How They Describe the Purposes

question 42

True/False

There are variations among states in how they describe the purposes of juvenile court.

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Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The process of explaining an individual's behavior by attributing it to internal characteristics, such as personality traits, motives, or attitudes, rather than external factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to personal characteristics or traits rather than to external factors.

External Attributions

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to situational factors, rather than aspects of the individual themselves.

Internal Attributions

Internal attributions refer to the explanation of an individual's behavior as due to personal factors, such as traits, abilities, or feelings.