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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > social cognition > distinctiveness principle of attribution

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distinctiveness principle of attribution  

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  • Definition Distinctiveness, in attribution, refers to the extent to which a specific action engaged in by an individual is unusual or uncommon for that particular individual. The judgment of whether an action is high in distinctiveness, that is, uncommon for the individual who engaged in it, or low in distinctiveness, common for that individual, depends on knowledge of that individual's past behavior. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Distinctiveness, In Attribution]

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