After having a conversation with a depressed client, a nurse is thinking about possible factors that may explain why the client is depressed. This nurse's thinking exemplifies which of the following?
A) Attribution theory
B) Assumption theory
C) Dispositional theory
D) Situational theory
Ans: A
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Regardless of the cause, people have a strong need to understand and explain what is going on in the world. A simple theory about how people explain things is called attribution theory. Attributions often arise from assumptions. Assumptions consist of mindsets so firmly established that they create powerful incentives within people or groups to act in certain ways and to explain things (or make attributions).
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