Attribution concerns the scientific study of naive theories and common-sense explanations. This text provides a thorough and up-to-date introduction to the field combining comprehensive coverage of the fundamental theoretical ideas and most significant research with an overview of more recent developments. With end of chapter summaries, and exercises to illustrate key attribution phenomena, Attribution will be essential reading for students of social psychology and associated areas such as personality, educational, organisational and clinical psychology. This is the first title to be published in the series Social Psychology: A Modular Course edited by Miles Hewstone. The series will provide undergraduates with stimulating, affordable and brief texts by leading experts in the field. Core topics in social psychology will be covered providing a more in-depth treatment for the subject than the traditional, large textbooks allow.