Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,243,085 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

attribution theory

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
attribution theory
n
(Psychology) Psychol the theory that tries to explain how people link actions and emotions to particular causes, both internal and external


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Using attribution theory (Weiner, 1986, 1995, 2006), this study examines how specific cognitive and emotional responses to perceived workplace wrongdoing lead to whistle-blowing decisions.
Leadership theories The Attribution Theory, an early theory of leadership, stated that leadership is simply an acknowledgment that people make about other individuals' behaviors.
INTRODUCTION Social research based on Heider's (3) attribution theory can be generalized to discern four attributions for poverty, these being individualist, structuralist, fatalist (1), (4), and cultural (5), (6).
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.