Blame Psychology Explained in the Blame Game
Blame psychology is involved with the attribution of blame – assigning fault and responsibility. From this we learn that there are times where causal attribution is not only acceptable but helpful in deterring immoral or unethical behavior, or helping to improve safety features where harm may be incurred. While searching for system improvements, a root cause analysis determines what happened, why, and how the system can be improved.
Blame psychology shows us how typical blaming behavior involves pre-existing cognitive and motivational biases, which result in finger pointing and a goal of shifting responsibility. Blame psychology also involves the legal aspects of blaming, as most legal cases have something to do with the attribution of blame, from jury decision-making to eyewitness identification. Legally we may blame God or Mother Nature for an “Act of God” caused by nature. However, even successful use of this claim may not completely relieve us from legal liability if we did not take adequate precautions to prevent potentially foreseeable events. The Blame Game investigates how and why people blame, whether it is with harmful intent, using deceitful or blatant blames, or accidentally through innocent or casual blames. Blame psychology focuses on theoretical perspectives and culpable control models. These constructs become quite complex and somewhat difficult to apply in real-life terms.
The Blame Game is written for the non-scientist and the concepts are easy to understand and apply to your life. An important finding is how and why to quit blaming to improve your mental, psychological, physical and emotional health and well-being.
Learn more about blame psychology by reading, The Blame Game.
