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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Attribution Theory
  • Noncognitive Domains

Background:

  • Attribution theory typically examines cognitive domains, distinguishing external from internal factors.
  • The study explores whether principles of attribution theory extend to noncognitive domains.
  • Extrapunitive attribution, a tendency to attribute outcomes to external factors, is hypothesized to depend on distinctiveness and consensus.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the factors influencing extrapunitive attribution in a noncognitive context.
  • To test the role of distinctiveness and consensus in extrapunitive attribution.
  • To examine the effect of group membership on responsibility diffusion and attribution.

Main Methods:

  • A factorial experiment was conducted with 315 South African students.
  • Participants were divided into four treatment groups.
  • Distinctiveness was manipulated as an attribute of the actor, and consensus was also varied.

Main Results:

  • Extrapunitive attribution was found to depend on low distinctiveness, contrary to initial hypotheses.
  • Consensus did not significantly influence extrapunitive attribution.
  • Being part of a group diffused responsibility, facilitating extrapunitive attributions.

Conclusions:

  • The findings suggest that distinctiveness plays a crucial role in extrapunitive attribution, but in a manner different from traditional attribution theory predictions.
  • Group membership significantly impacts attributional processes by diffusing responsibility.
  • Attributional patterns in noncognitive domains may differ from those in cognitive domains.