Journal Article

Attribution Theory: Phenomenology of science?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Author(s)

Bobby Calder

Attribution theory sometimes confuses phenomenological understanding with scientific theory. Kruglanski's (1977) comments on the endogenous-exogenous distinction are analyzed as an important case of such confusion. Phenomenology is rejected as a substitute for scientific attribution theorizing.
Date Published: 1977
Citations: Calder, Bobby. 1977. Attribution Theory: Phenomenology of science?. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. (4)612-616.