concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: distinctiveness principle of attribution

distinctiveness principle of attribution
type: Concept
broader: social cognition
definition: Definition Distinctiveness, in attribution, refers to the extent to which a specific action engaged in by an individual is unusual or uncommon for that particular individual. The judgment of whether an action is high in distinctiveness, that is, uncommon for the individual who engaged in it, or low in distinctiveness, common for that individual, depends on knowledge of that individual's past behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Distinctiveness, In Attribution]

social cognition
type: Concept
narrower: distinctiveness principle of attribution