Social psychology studies the way individual behavior and social contexts influence each other. Attribution theory focuses on the explanations individuals generate to explain specific events or outcomes. Bernard Weiner developed elements of attribution theory to further explain internal and external dimensions of attributions. Which of the following elements was NOT explained by Weiner in his elaboration of attribution?

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Distinctiveness was not a feature included in his theory. Weiner discussed how the elements of locus (location of the cause), stability (how likely the cause is to change or stay the same), and controllability (how much control one has over the cause) impacted attributions.

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