What Kind of Attribution Is Being Made in Each Case

question 149

Short Answer

What kind of attribution is being made in each case, situational or dispositional?
a. A man says, "My wife has sure become a grouchy person."
b. The same man says, "I'm grouchy because I had a bad day at the office."
c. A woman reads about high unemployment in poor communities and says, "Well, if those people weren't so lazy, they would find work."

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Definitions:

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