defensive attribution

Created: November 23, 2021 9:28 AM
Forest status: #soil
Last Edited: November 23, 2021 9:30 AM
Retention Rating: #1⭐
Review Due: December 6, 2021 9:30 AM

Summary

Defensive Attribution is the tendency to attribute cause and therefore blame to others in order to minimise the perceived threat to the self.

For example:

If we are in a car accident, we might focus on the mistakes of the other driver in order to lessen our own culpability for the crash.