Sarah has been a faithful member of your study group all semester. but tonight she not only didn't show up, but she couldn't be reached on her cell phone. you remembered that her father has been seriously ill and inferred that sarah probably had to rush home to tend to him. which process of perceptual organization and interpretation did you use in arriving at this conclusion?

Attribution theory                                                        

Explanation:

Attribution theory: The attribution theory is given by Heider in 1958.

This theory is being used in social psychology and explains the concept of the way an individual describes his or her behavior as compared to that of others. According to this theory, an individual makes an attribute by emphasizing the external cause for his behavior and internal cause for other's behavior.

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it is due to the halo effect as the impression of the boy created earlier.on the mind of the principle affected his decision