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attributional complexity

attributional complexity noun: an individual difference (can be thought of as a personality variable) referring to the extent that a person prefers complex explanations for behavior.

Noun

attributional complexity (plural attributional complexities)

  1. An individual difference (can be thought of as a personality variable) referring to the extent that a person prefers complex explanations for behavior.
    • Do beliefs and attributional complexity influence age-differences in the correspondence bias? [article title]2006, Horhota, M., & Blanchard-Fields, F., “Do beliefs and attributional complexity influence age-differences in the correspondence bias?” in Social Cognition, volume 24, number 3, pages 310-337

Forms of attributional complexity

pluralattributional complexities

Questions about attributional complexity

What does attributional complexity mean?
Attributional complexity means an individual difference (can be thought of as a personality variable) referring to the extent that a person prefers complex explanations for behavior.
What part of speech is attributional complexity?
Attributional complexity is a noun.
What is the plural of attributional complexity?
The plural of attributional complexity is attributional complexities.

Words near attributional complexity in the dictionary

  1. attribution
  2. attribution theories
  3. attribution theory
  4. attributional
  5. attributional complexities
  6. attributional complexity
  7. attributionist
  8. attributionists
  9. attributions
  10. attributive
  11. attributive adjective

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