Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

attribution

French translation:

attribution

Added to glossary by Francis MARC
Sep 12, 2002 20:56
21 yrs ago
English term

attribution

Non-PRO English to French Other Psychology psychology
The process by which people use informations to make inferences about the causes of behaviour or events.
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Domaine(s)
  – Clinical Psychology
  – Behaviour (Psychology)
Domaine(s)
  – Psychologie clinique
  – Comportement
(Psychologie)
 
attribution Source
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attribution Source
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DEF – The
psychosocial process
through which we
come to believe that
certain events or
dispositions are
responsible for the
behavior of ourselves
or others. Or in
another perspective,
the process of
understanding
behavior by making
inferences about its
underlying causes.
Source

CONT – Patients with
schizophrenia will
explain their situation -
process known as
attribution - in ways
that reflect their world
view. Nuclear radiation
or hallucinatory drugs
slipped into the
patient's drink are
common attributions.
Source

DEF – Processus
cognitif mis en oeuvre
dans les explications
que les gens, dans la
vie quotidienne,
avancent de leurs
propres
comportements et de
ceux d'autrui. Source
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agree swisstell
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agree Tehno
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