Question

Diema is standing in line in school. While he isn’t looking, another boy steps on Diema’s toe. Diema believes the other boy stepped on his toe because that boy is mean, stupid, and probably wanted to step on him. Diema is making a __________ attribution.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: dispositional attribution

Explanation:

Dispositional attribution refers to the phenomenon where an individual attributes someone else's behaviors or actions to their personality or disposition rather than unintended, external factors. In this instance, when a boy steps on Diema's toe, and Diema believes that the boy did so because he was mean, stupid and probably did so on purpose, he is attributing the boy's behavior to dispositional rather than situational factors. This means that Diema belives that the boy's action (stepping on his tow) resulted from the boy's personality rather than the situation or external factors- for instance, the boy unintentionally and accidentally stepped on Diema because he didn't see Diema's foot next to him.