Jack and Jill just saw a fellow student arrive late for class. Jack immediately assumes the student overslept, while Jill thinks the student must have been caught in traffic. Jack is making a(n) __________ attribution, while Jill is making a(n) ___________ attribution.

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Jack is attributing the student's lateness to something internal (oversleeping), suggesting a characteristic or trait of the student. Jill, on the other hand, attributes the lateness to an external factor (traffic), which is outside the student's control.

Jack and Jill Just Saw a Fellow Student Arrive Late