Term ID: T3087

Kelley's Attribution Theory

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A theory explaining how people make causal attributions based on consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness information.
Example: Determining whether a student's poor performance is due to ability, effort, task difficulty, or external circumstances.

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Reference: Kelley (1967)