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attributional ambiguity  

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  • Definition Attributional ambiguity is a psychological state of uncertainty about the cause of a person's outcomes or treatment. It can be experienced with regard to one's own outcomes or treatment or those of another person, and with regard to positive as well as negative outcomes or treatment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Attributional Ambiguity]

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