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Two studies examined the effects of causal uncertainty on the
dispositional attribution process. Chronic causal uncertainty
was predicted to reduce adjustment for situational factors relevant
to a target behavior when an individual is making a dispositional
attribution. In both experiments, participants read about a target's
behavior and background information relevant to the target's behavior.
Participants higher in causal uncertainty showed less adjustment
of dispositional attributions for the situational information.
Results are discussed in terms of sensitivity to the diagnosticity
of the available information and the role of automaticity in influencing
perceptions of diagnosticity.
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