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Entry Date 2023-12-28
Source Ross L. The intuitive psychologist and his shortcomings: Distortions in the attribution process. In: Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. Vol 10. Elsevier; 1977:173-220.
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Source Type Empirical study
Domain Individuals
Subdomain1 In general
Subdomain2 Fundamental attribution error
Key Points A comprehensive account and summary of the evidence for, and definition of, the common human tendency to wrongly attribute problems to the 'dispositional' attributes of others rather than to the prevailing and often more important' situational ' or environmental causes/
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