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:

Nourishment

The food or nutrients needed by organisms to live, grow, and reproduce.

Sorus

Cluster of spore-producing capsules on a fern leaf.

Gametophyte

The haploid phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes through mitotic division.

Spore-producing

Refers to organisms or cells capable of generating spores, which are reproductive units designed for dispersal and survival in unfavorable conditions.