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attributional complexity (plural attributional complexities)

  1. (psychology) An individual difference (can be thought of as a personality variable) referring to the extent that a person prefers complex explanations for behavior.
    • 2006, Horhota, M., & Blanchard-Fields, F., “Do beliefs and attributional complexity influence age-differences in the correspondence bias?” in Social Cognition, volume 24, number 3, pages 310-337:
      Do beliefs and attributional complexity influence age-differences in the correspondence bias? [article title]