Colin and Erin are waiting to meet with their caterer so that they can discuss the menu for their wedding. The caterer is 30 minutes late and still hasn't arrived. Colin suggests that the caterer is probably stuck in the traffic. Erin suggests that the caterer is probably disorganized and unreliable. Colin is making a(n) ____ attribution, whereas Erin is making a(n) ____ attribution.

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Colin attributes the caterer's lateness to an external situation (traffic), making it a situational attribution. Erin attributes the lateness to the caterer's personal characteristics (disorganized and unreliable), making it a personal (or dispositional) attribution.

Colin and Erin Are Waiting to Meet with Their Caterer