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The key assumptions:
- the internal processes of the mind (attention, perception, memory, language, thinking)
- the computer analogy (the mind can be compared to a computer: input, transformation, processing, output)
Theory - Attribution theory
We make attributions (judgements) about people when we witness their behaviour.
We make internal attributions - the behaviour is due to the personality and/or traits of the person - or external attributions - the behaviour is due to the situation.
If we are unfamiliar with the person or situation, then we use the procedures described in correspondence inference theory as suggested by Jones and Davis.
If we are familiar with the individual and/or the situation, we use the procedures described in co-variation theory as suggested by Kelley.
Therapy - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Ellis's Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - assumption that mental disorders are the results of irrational thinkming which then affects the emotions of the person. To treat the mental disorder the therapist needs to challenge the irrational thinking behind the emotion(s).
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