You see an attractive person at a party and go over to introduce yourself. The person smiles briefly and nervously, says "Excuse me," and leaves. Which of the following is a dispositional attribution for this behaviour?

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A dispositional attribution involves explaining someone's behavior in terms of their personality traits, characteristics or traits. In this scenario, the most plausible dispositional attribution would be that the other person is shy or perhaps socially anxious, as evidenced by their brief and nervous smile before excusing themselves and leaving. This explanation does not depend on any external factors, such as your own attractiveness, timing, or other people's actions.

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