Question

When we make situational attributions we are:_________.a. identifying the cause of an action as something in the environment. b. identifying the cause of an action as something in the person's disposition. c. identifying the cause of an action as something with an unconscious motivation. d. identifying the cause of an action as something that is a biological trait.

Answer 1

a. identifying the cause of an action as something in the environment.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Situational attributions pertain to the process of allotting the cause of an action or event to outside forces. It emphasizes on the idea that external factors facilitates one's action and behaviors.

• In a situational attribution, individuals allot the cause of an action to environmental factors which are beyond one's control.
• For instance, when we fail to reach at a meeting on time and we allot the cause of our delay to traffic, we are using situational attributions.