Defensive attribution and the Kelley cube.

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations.

Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider · American Sociological Review · 1958 · 12K citations

Personal Relationships, Relationship Development, Behavioral Sciences +14

Attribution theory in social psychology

Harold H. Kelley · 1967 · 3.5K citations

Social Identity, Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Decision Making +9

Self-serving biases in the attribution of causality: Fact or fiction?

Dale T. Miller, Michael G. Ross · Psychological Bulletin · 1975 · 2.5K citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Social Psychology, Self-assessment +22

Defensive attribution: Effects of severity and relevance on the responsibility assigned for an accident.

Kelly G. Shaver · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1970 · 784 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Decision Making, Accident Investigation +11

The how and what of why: Some determinants and consequences of causal attribution.

Leslie A. McArthur · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1972 · 734 citations

Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Science, Behavioral Decision Making +14