PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Explanatory Style, Dispositional Attribution, Trait Theory
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Social attribution: explaining behaviour: observers are more likely to attribute actions to properties of a person. From acts to dispositions: inferring the causes of behaviour: casual attribution: linking an event to a cause, such as inferring that a personality trait was responsible for a behaviour. The pervasiveness and importance of casual attribution: attributions are a constant part of life, systematic research on casual attribution has shown that people"s explanations have tremendous consequences in a number of areas, including health and education. Explanatory style and attribution: explanatory style: a person"s habitual way of explaining events, typically assessed along. The answers are all combined to form an overall explanatory style index, which is then correlated with an outcome variable of interest: they also tested to see if there was a correlation between an explanatory style and health. Explanatory style during young adulthood is a significant predicator of physical health later in life.
