An undergraduate student turns in a late assignment for one of her classes. upon receiving the assignment, the instructor thinks "this student is a lazy bum." this is an example of a(an) on another day, upon receiving the late assignment, the instructor thinks "maybe there is a family issue going on." this is an example of a(an)

Dispositional/Internal attribution.

Situational/external attribution.

Explanation:

In psychology, the term attribution refers to the explanation that we give of behaviors.

There are two essential types of attributions:

In this example, the student turns in a late assignment for her class. The instructor thinks "the student is a lazy bum", thus he is making an explanation that has to do with the student characteristics. Thus, this is an example of Dispositional/internal attribution.

Another day, when the teacher received a late assignment, he thinks "maybe there is a family issue going on". Now she thinks that the behavior might have to do with environmental situations (family issues). Thus, this is an example of a Situational/external attribution

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