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| Individual Characteristics | 1 |
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Peer reviewedArkin, Robert M.; And Others – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Observers tend to attribute causality for an actor's behavior to dispositional characteristics of the actor rather than to external factors. Determined whether dynamic qualities of the actor can account for observers' attentional and attributional behavior. Revealed that greater causality was attributed to the dynamic actor. (Author)
Descriptors: Attention, Attribution Theory, College Students, Individual Characteristics
