Dispositional attribution

"Dispositionalism" redirects here. For the Protestant evangelical tradition and theology, see Dispensationalism.

In personality psychology, dispositional attribution (or internal attribution or personal attribution) is the tendency to assign responsibility for others' behaviours to their inherent characteristics, such as personality, beliefs, or ability, rather than attributing it to external (situational) influences like environment or culture. More simply, dispositional attribution involves attributing the cause of an event to factors that are perceived to be controlled by an individual. For example, observing a person who performs caring and selfless acts may lead to the dispositional attribution that they are a generous person.

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