The act of saying that something was caused by or connected to something else; assigning credit or responsibility for something.
Present participle of 'attribute' (Latin 'attributus'). Shows the ongoing action of connecting causes to effects or assigning qualities to things.
When you're 'attributing' your good grade to studying hard, you're making a connection between cause and effect. Psychologists study how people attribute success or failure—and it turns out we're often biased in who we blame!
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