Plural form; the explanations or reasons people assign for why things happen; statements assigning qualities or responsibility to someone or something.
From 'attribution' (attribute + -ion suffix) meaning 'the act of attributing.' The plural shows multiple instances of explaining causes or assigning qualities.
Sports psychologists study athlete attributions—do you think you lost because you're bad at the sport, or because the other team was better? That single thought determines whether you practice harder or quit. Our attributions literally shape our futures!
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