Question

Alex is standing in line at wal-mart waiting to pay for his purchases. a man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. alex says to his friend, "that man is incredibly rude." a social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. what does she write concerning alex?

Answer 1

She will write about dispositional attribution. Dispositional attribution is rationalizing an individual's behavior based on their innate characteristics instead of considering outside factors that can affect the situation. In this scenario, Alex automatically associated rudeness to the man who cuts in front of the line without thinking of other reason that forced him to cut the line.