Mrs. Beatty keeps an extremely clean and tidy house. One neighbor says she's compulsive; Mrs. Beatty, though, says that her active family and busy job force her to stay organized, and she wants to set a good example for her children. These contrasting explanations illustrate the difference between _____ and _____ attributions.

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The contrasting explanations given by the neighbor and Mrs. Beatty suggest that the neighbor is making a dispositional attribution (related to Mrs. Beatty's personality or character) while Mrs. Beatty is making a situational attribution (related to the context or environment).

Mrs Beatty Keeps an Extremely Clean and Tidy House