Assertion (A): Attribution theory is based on relationship between personal perception and interpersonal behaviour. Reasoning (R): Since most 'whys' are not directly observable, people must depend upon cognitions, particularly perception. Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are right and (R) explains (A).
This is an assertion-reason item, so each statement must be judged on its own and then the link between them examined.
Attribution theory explains how a person works out the causes of behaviour - whether an action is due to the person (internal) or the situation (external) - and how that personal perception then shapes the way they judge and respond to others' interpersonal behaviour. This is a correct description, so Assertion (A) is right.
The reason offered is that the true causes of behaviour, the 'whys', cannot be observed directly; we see actions but not their causes. Because the causes are hidden, people must fall back on cognitive processes, and especially on perception, to infer them. This is also a correct statement, so Reasoning (R) is right.
Crucially, (R) states exactly why attribution has to rest on perception: it is precisely because causes are unobservable that perception becomes necessary. So (R) is not just true, it is the explanation of (A).
Hence both (A) and (R) are right and (R) explains (A).
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