internal attribution 1

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the explanation of individual behavior as a result caused by internal characteristics that reside within the individual, as opposed to external (situational) influences that stem from the environment or culture in which that individual is found.

  • 1.Since Jessie didn't know Rob well and had no other behavior to compare to, she assumed Rob was like that all the time and made a dispositional attribution.
  • the explanation of individual behavior as a result caused by internal characteristics that reside within the individual, as opposed to external (situational) influences that stem from the environment or culture in which that individual is found.

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