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Correspondent inference theory is a psychological theory proposed by Edward E. Jones and Keith E. Davis (1965) that "systematically accounts for a perceiver's inferences about what an actor was trying to achieve by a particular action". [1] The purpose of this theory is to explain why people make internal or external attributions.
Jones's work is centered on the attribution process, co-developing his theory of correspondent inferences with Keith Davis. Jones noted, "I have a candidate for the most robust and repeatable finding in social psychology: the tendency to see behavior as caused by a stable personal disposition of the actor when it can be just as easily explained ...
In 1965, social psychologists Edward E. Jones and Keith Davis proposed an explanation for patterns of attribution termed correspondent inference theory. [9] A correspondent inference assumes that a person's behavior reflects a stable disposition or personality characteristic instead of a situational factor.
Correspondent inferences state that people make inferences about a person when their actions are freely chosen, are unexpected, and result in a small number of desirable effects. [1] According to Edward E. Jones and Keith Davis' correspondent inference theory, people make correspondent inferences by reviewing the context of behavior.
According to Edward Jones and Keith Davis's correspondent inference theory, people learn about other individuals from behavior that is chosen freely, that is not anticipated, and that results in a small number of favorable outcomes. [1] There are three factors that people use as a basis for their inferences: An individual's degree of choice
As a "48 Hours" correspondent, Jones rode a mule through Burma in pursuit of a drug kingpin. Colleague Eric Engberg described Jones' impact when he retired in 2001 after 32 years at CBS News.
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[7] Jones and Davis’s Correspondent Inference Theory (1965) outlines the five sources of information we use to distinguish intentionality to make dispositional attributions. Choice, having the opportunity and willingness to choose one’s behaviour can show internal attributions. Accidental vs. Intentional behaviour, intentional actions are ...