Which is an attribution type that is also called dispositional?
An internal attribution (also known as a dispositional attribution) is when an individual uses a personal reason as the cause for a situation or event instead of an external (or environmental) attribution. Show For example, a person gets a bad grade on a test. They question themselves as to why they got such a bad grade. Internal attributions might be that they were tired or that they are not smart enough for the class. External attributions would that the instructor didn't teach the material well enough or that the test was too difficult. Internal attributions are a feature of attribution theory and are a characteristic of people with an internal locus of control. Attributions are inferences that people make about the causes of events and behavior. People make attributions in order to understand their experiences. Attributions strongly influence the way people interact with others. Types of AttributionsResearchers classify attributions along two dimensions: internal vs. external and stable vs. unstable. By combining these two dimensions of attributes, researchers can classify a particular attribution as being internal-stable, internal-unstable, external-stable, or external-unstable. Internal vs. ExternalAttribution theory proposes that the attributions people make about events and behavior can be classed as either internal or external. In an internal, or dispositional, attribution, people infer that an event or a person’s behavior is due to personal factors such as traits, abilities, or feelings. In an external, or situational, attribution, people infer that a person’s behavior is due to situational factors.
Stable vs. UnstableResearchers also distinguish between stable and unstable attributions. When people make a stable attribution, they infer that an event or behavior is due to stable, unchanging factors. When making an unstable attribution, they infer that an event or behavior is due to unstable, temporary factors.
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