“Attributional research shows that attributions affect our feelings about past events and our expectations about future ones, our attitudes toward other persons and our reactions to their behavior, and our conceptions of ourselves and our efforts to improve our fortunes.”

—  Harold Kelley

Source: "Attribution theory and research." 1980, p. 489

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