The attribution-value model is a framework for understanding individual differences in prejudice, developed by Chris Crandall and colleagues.
[2] This belief that targeted groups should be held accountable for their status arouses negative emotional reactions towards them.
[7] As an accommodation to this model, Haslam et al.[8] suggest that two dimensions people use to categorize social groups may also account for differences in attributions.
[9] Ultimately, findings from Haslam et al.,[10] show that when attribution values towards prejudice are regarding the naturalness dimension group members can’t be held accountable for membership related to a biological factor that can not be controlled.
[11] Haslam et al.[12] looked to see if beliefs with a fixed social category related with prejudice towards blacks, women, and gay men.