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

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


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Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Gradual Weakening

A slow reduction in strength, intensity, or power of something, often occurring over time.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

B. F. Skinner

An influential American psychologist known for developing the theory of behaviorism and for his research on operant conditioning.

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