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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 38

Social Psychology · Social Perception: Attribution, impression formation, social categorization, implicit personality theory · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The process through which we seek to identify the causes of other’s behaviour and gain knowledge of their stable traits and dispositions is known as ____________.

  1. Distribution
  2. Dissemination
  3. Retribution
  4. Attribution

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Correct answer: (D) Attribution

Explanation

Attribution is the process of explaining the causes of behaviour and inferring traits.