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Is the inherence heuristic simply WEIRD?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2014

Andrew Scott Baron
Andrew Scott Baron*
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. abaron@psych.ubc.ca http://www.psych.ubc.ca/~abaron
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Abstract

Although many studies suggest that children and adults focus more on internal causes rather than situational causes to explain observed patterns, such findings may be more limited to WEIRD populations (western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic) samples. Evidence from cross-cultural studies may point to several distinct attribution mechanisms with their culturally specific deployment reflecting both a developmental achievement as well as a possible signal of group boundaries.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , October 2014 , pp. 481
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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