Attribution
Attribution is the way we explain the reasons for our own and others' behavior.
Definition
Attribution is the attribution of causes to behaviors, successes, failures and events. It may concern internal factors, e.g. characteristics and intentions, or external factors, e.g. situations and conditions. Attribution style affects emotions, motivation, relationships and sense of agency. Attribution errors are common in relationships, such as overestimating a person's characteristics and underestimating the context.
Key ideas
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Practice and life
After a difficult event, list three possible explanations: personal, situational and mixed, and then rate their likelihood.
Common misunderstanding
It is a mistake to automatically blame yourself or others without analyzing the context. A common mistake is to permanently label based on a single behavior.
Questions for self-reflection
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