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Describe the Three Personality Structures Theorized by Freud

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Describe the three personality structures theorized by Freud. Explain the "job" of each structure, as well as the developmental stage during which each structure develops.


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Objective Attribution

Involves attributing someone's behavior to objective, situational factors outside of personal control, rather than to internal characteristics or motives.

Situational Attribution

The process of attributing a person's behavior to external factors, circumstances, or the environment rather than to internal personality traits.

Momma's Boy

A term often used to describe a man who has a very close and dependent relationship with his mother, beyond what is considered usual.

Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to attribute one’s own behavior primarily to situational factors and the behavior of others primarily to dispositional factors.

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