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COVID-19 Pandemic
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic furthered studies relating to attribution theory. A study conducted by Elvin Yao and Jason Siegel looked further into Weiner’s definition of attribution theory and how people express emotions when the intentional spreading of COVID occurs. The researchers also included a controllability factor that played a part in the perceived intentionality. The results of the study demonstrated high levels of anger and frustration among people who perceived that someone was intentionally spreading COVID-19. These high levels of frustration also led to a desire to punish the person intentionally spreading the virus, especially when the spreader was in full control of their circumstances and knowledge of their actions. Furthermore, whether or not a “spreader” had control of the factors surrounding the spreading of the virus, as long as the person had a high perceived intentionality then other people responded with anger. This study exemplifies how when the intentions of a person are perceived to be negative to society as a whole, then people respond negatively as well, mostly out of frustration.