attributions
Giving credit where
Attributions are acts of assigning cause, origin, or credit.
In academic writing, attributions acknowledge sources: The paper lacked proper attributions.
In psychology, attribution refers to how people explain behavior—whether they credit circumstances or character.
Art historians make attributions when identifying who created a work: The painting's attribution to Vermeer remains disputed.
Production of effects
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
explanation · reasoning · diagnosis · etiology · root cause · factor · determinant · inference
List of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- sourcePoint of origin
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
quotation · excerpt · DOI · ISBN · page · volume · issue · journal
Expression of appreciation
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- homageExpression of deep respect
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
mention · shout-out · nod · kudos · accolade · commendation · praise · honoring
Origin of written work
- bylineArticle author identification
- contributionSomething given to help
- coauthorJoint creator of text
- collaboratorOne who works jointly
creator · originator · artist · composer · designer · developer · producer · writer
Unattributed use of others' work
- misquoteInaccurate citation
- apocryphalUnverified and probably untrue
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
anonymous · pseudonymous · ghostwritten · public domain · stolen credit · uncredited · urban legend
causation
Production of effects
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
assignment · explanation · reasoning · diagnosis · etiology · root cause · factor · determinant · inference · correlation
bibliography
List of cited works
reference · quotation · excerpt · DOI · ISBN · page · volume · issue · journal · publication
thanks
Expression of appreciation
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- homageExpression of deep respect
dedication · mention · shout-out · nod · kudos · accolade · commendation · praise · honoring · salute
authorship
Origin of written work
- bylineArticle author identification
- contributionSomething given to help
- coauthorJoint creator of text
collaborator · creator · originator · artist · composer · designer · developer · producer · writer · illustrator
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- misquoteInaccurate citation
- apocryphalUnverified and probably untrue
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
unverified · anonymous · pseudonymous · ghostwritten · public domain · stolen credit · uncredited · urban legend
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- art museumspaintings, The Louvre, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions
- literary scholarshipliterary theory, bibliographies, literary movements, criticism, critique
- portrait galleryoil portraits, self-portraits, royal portraits, family portraits, miniatures
- pseudonymspen name, pen names, pseudonym, pseudonyms, nom de plume
- collected writingsanthology, compilations, compilation, collections, excerpts
attributionsanonymity
Unknown identity state
uncredited work · plagiarism · misattributions · ghostwriting · unsigned
attributionsdisclaimers
Statements denying responsibility
disavowals · denials · absolutions · exonerations · deflections
attributionsplagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
misattributions · omissions · thefts · appropriations · erasure
- false attributionWrongly assigned origin
- attribution theoryHow we explain behavior
- without attribution