Meaning & use
Attributions
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Instances of crediting something, such as a quotation, artwork, or cause, to a particular source or origin.
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The museum added attributions for each painting whose artist was uncertain.
Psychologists study how people make attributions about the causes of others' behavior.
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In psychology, "attribution theory" studies how people explain the causes of events and behavior.
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