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4.1 Attribution Theory and Person Perception

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When we observe behavior, we automatically try to explain it. Attribution theory studies how we do that, and why we systematically get it wrong.

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  1. 4.1Attribution Theory and Person PerceptionThis lesson
  2. 4.2Attitude Formation and Attitude ChangePreview lesson
  3. 4.3Psychology of Social SituationsPreview lesson
  4. 4.4Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of PersonalityPreview lesson
  5. 4.5Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories of PersonalityPreview lesson
  6. 4.6MotivationPreview lesson
  7. 4.7EmotionPreview lesson

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