Attribution Theory Is Based on the Premise That

question 57

Multiple Choice

Attribution theory is based on the premise that:

• A) people judge events on the basis of the recent information received by them.
• B) we create cognitive categories for each piece of information.
• C) events are stored in the form of pictures in our memory.
• D) people tend to avoid extreme judgments while rating someone's performance.
• E) people attempt to infer causes for observed behavior.

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