Explaining someone's behavior in terms of internal causes, such as attitudes or beliefs, is called ______.

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Dispositional attribution refers to explaining someone's behavior based on internal causes, such as personality traits, attitudes or beliefs. The fundamental attribution error, on the other hand, refers to a bias we have to overemphasize dispositional factors and underestimate the impact of situational factors in explaining other people's behavior. Situational attribution refers to explaining someone's behavior based on external circumstances or factors, such as the social context or environmental constraints. Psychogenic attribution is not a term commonly used in psychology.

Explaining Someone's Behavior in Terms of Internal Causes, Such as Attitudes