The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behaviour is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called:

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Attribution theory is concerned with how people interpret and explain the causes of other people's behavior. It explores the ways in which people use information to make inferences about the causes of behavior and how those inferences impact attitudes and behavior towards the person in question. The other options (A) primacy effect, (B) cognitive dissonance, and (D) stereotyping are all related to social psychology, but do not relate specifically to the study of attributions.

The Study of the Judgments People Make as to Whether