The Processes of Causal Attribution.

Kelley, Harold H.

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Publication Date: 1973

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The Processes of Causal Attribution

Kelley, Harold H.

American Psychologist, 28, 2, 107-128, Feb 73

Summarizes and synthesizes several papers on attribution theory by the author: attribution theory, which concerns how people make causal explanations, has developed within social psychology primarily as a means of dealing with questions of social perception. (JM)

Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Information Processing, Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Psychological Studies, Role Perception, Self Concept, Self Evaluation, Social Psychology, Statistical Analysis

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