Concept information
Preferred term
ultimate attribution error
Definition
- The ultimate attribution error refers to a psychological phenomenon in which individuals explain the behaviors of people in groups by attributing those behaviors to the influence of dispositional or situational forces. The dispositional or situational nature of the attribution depends on the positive or negative valence of the behavior and on whether the individuals so observed are members of the observer's ingroup or another group. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Ultimate Attribution Error]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ultimate_attribution_error
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