Correspondent inference theory

<p>Correspondent inference theory is a <a href="/facts/Psychological_theories/duoqW7Sz">psychological theory</a> proposed by <a href="/facts/Edward_E._Jones/QnFoBXeD">Edward E. Jones</a> and Keith E. Davis (1965)  that "systematically accounts for a perceiver's <a href="/facts/Inference/RBbe95bP">inferences</a> about what an actor was trying to achieve by a particular action". The purpose of this theory is to explain why people make internal or external <a href="/facts/Attribution_(psychology)/pQCdLuCk">attributions</a>. People compare their actions with alternative actions to evaluate the <a href="/facts/Choice/jCJIwQjm">choices</a> that they have made, and by looking at various factors they can decide if their behaviour was caused by an internal disposition. The <a href="/facts/Covariation_model/g9qwglq5">covariation model</a> is used within this, more specifically that the degree in which one attributes behavior to the person as opposed to the situation. These factors are the following: does the person have a choice in the partaking in the action, is their behavior expected by their social role, and is their behavior consequence of their normal behavior?
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Correspondent inference theory