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Causal Attribution: From Cognitive Processes to Collective Beliefs

Published 1 January 1989
Miles Hewstone
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Abstract

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Classic Theories of Causal Attribution 3. Attribution Theory and Research: Fundamental Questions. 4. Intra-personal Attribution: Causal Logic, Cognitive Processes and Knowledge Structures. 5. Interpersonal Attribution: From Social Interaction to Close Relationships. 6. Intergroup Attribution: Social Categorization and Its Consequences. 7. Societal Attribution: Collective Beliefs and the Explanation of Societal Events. 8. Conclusion. References. Author and subject indexes.

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Social Sciences