Albert H. Hastorf, David J. Schneider, and Judith Polefka. Person perception. (1970). p. 63; As cited in Bertram F."Malle, "Attribution theories: How people make sense of behavior." Theories in social psychology (2011): 72-95; p. 74
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Central to Heider’s entire theoretical position is the proposition that man perceives behavior as being caused, and that the causal locus can be either in the perceiver or in the environment.
— Albert H. Hastorf
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About Fritz Heider
Fritz Heider (February 19, 1896 – January 2, 1988) was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations, which expanded upon his creations of balance theory and attribution theory.
About Fritz Heider
Fritz Heider (February 19, 1896 – January 2, 1988) was an Austrian psychologist whose work was related to the Gestalt school. In 1958 he published The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations, which expanded upon his creations of balance theory and attribution theory.
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