AExplain the Difference Between a Personal and Situational Attribution

question 60

Essay

a.Explain the difference between a personal and situational attribution.
b.Explain how making a personal attribution influences the just world hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Munchausen-by-proxy Syndrome

A psychiatric disorder where a caretaker fabricates or induces illness in another person, typically a child, to gain attention or sympathy.

Munchausen Syndrome

A psychiatric disorder where a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick.

Nyctophobia

An intense fear of darkness or the night, which can cause significant psychological distress.

Paranoia

A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system.