According to social psychologists,what is attribution

A)  widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group 
B)  inferences that people draw about the causes of their own behaviour and the behaviour of others 
C)  the process of forming impressions of others 
D)  positive feelings toward another person

Attribution

The method individuals use to assign reasons to actions and occurrences, crediting them either to inherent personality traits or to circumstances in the external environment.

Impressions

The initial thoughts or feelings about someone or something based on observed attributes or actions.

Beliefs

Beliefs or acknowledgments in the existence or truth of something, especially without evidence.