As a group of loosely interrelated social psychological principles, _____ attempts to explain how people assign credit or blame to events on the basis of either their own behaviour or the behaviour of others.
A) elaboration likelihood model
B) attribution theory
C) self-perception theory
D) defensive attributions theory

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Attribution theory attempts to explain how people assign credit or blame to events based on either their own behavior or the behavior of others. It can encompass a wide range of social psychological principles, such as the fundamental attribution error, actor-observer bias, and self-serving bias.

As a Group of Loosely Interrelated Social Psychological Principles, _____