Attribution Theory - Quiz

A normally friendly barista is unusually rude. As one of his customers walked away he thinks to himself that the barista must be dealing with a personal crisis.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Maria consistently performs well at work. Her colleagues attribute her success to her inherent intelligence and strong work ethic.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Alex performs poorly on an exam. The teacher attributes the poor performance to the unusually difficult exam questions and the fact that the class had not covered some topics in depth.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Sam, who is usually a careful driver, gets a speeding ticket. He explains it was due to an emergency situation where he was rushing to the hospital.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Tom is habitually late to meetings. His friends and colleagues believe this is due to his lack of punctuality and poor time management skills.

• Situational

• Dispositional

A group project fails to meet its objectives. The team attributes the failure to a lack of clear instructions and unexpected changes in project scope.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Lisa is always polite and considerate towards others. Her husband believes that her behaviour is due to her naturally kind and empathetic personality.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Rachel always strives to be the best in every competition. Her peers attribute this to her intense competitiveness and desire to win.

• Situational

• Dispositional

Jane misses a critical deadline for a project. Her supervisor isn't annoyed, but rather thinks it is most likely due to a sudden system outage that disrupted everyone's work.

• Situational

• Dispositional

James remains positive even in challenging situations. His best friend attributes his optimism to his inherent positive outlook and optimistic nature.

• Situational

• Dispositional