Perception(cont. Attribution Theory (cont.) cause of behavior determined by: odfisinetiveness -whether person displays a behavior in many situations or whether it is particular to one situation -less distinctiveness leads to internal attribution o corserdsus behavior of others in same situation -high consensus leads to external attribution consistency-regularity with which person engages in the behavior -greater consistency leads to internal attribution ©Prentice Hall,2002 14-24Attribution Theory (cont.) – cause of behavior determined by: • distinctiveness - whether person displays a behavior in many situations or whether it is particular to one situation – less distinctiveness leads to internal attribution • consensus - behavior of others in same situation – high consensus leads to external attribution • consistency - regularity with which person engages in the behavior – greater consistency leads to internal attribution Perception (cont.) © Prentice Hall, 2002 14-24