Question

Ed and Violet just saw their professor slip and fell. Ed thinks, "What a Klutz!", but Violet thinks, "I bet there was water on the floor and she slipped on it." In this case, Ed Made an ______ attribution and Violet made and ________ Attribution.
A) internal personal
B) external internal
C) external situational
D) internal external

Answer 1

Answer:

internal; external

Explanation:

Ed, thinks that the professor slipped due to the fact that the professor was inherently clumsy. This means that he is claiming that the professor slipped because of his own fault. He deems the professor responsible for falling. Hence, Ed has made an internal attribution.

Violet, thinks that the professor slipped because of water being on the floor. So, she is claiming that the professor was not at fault. She, holds the water responsible for causing the professor to slip. She is not blaming the professor so, she has made an external attribution.