Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says to his friend, "That man is incredibly rude." A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. What does she write concerning Alex?

(A) He made a dispositional attribution

(B) He made a fundamental attribution

(C) He made a situational attribution

(D) He made a defensive attribution

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Jaycee Shaffer

15 October, 05:45

Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says to his friend, "That man is incredibly rude." A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. What does she write concerning Alex?

(A) He made a dispositional attribution

(B) He made a fundamental attribution

(C) He made a situational attribution

(D) He made a defensive attribution

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Sarai Ayala · Answer 1

(A) He made a dispositional attribution.

Explanation:

Dispositional attribution is a psychological concept that tries to explain human behaviour at the level of an individual social actor. This phenomenon consists of attributing the reason for a behaviour to internal characteristics within an individual, as opposed to attributing it to external influences that stem from environment or culture.