You see a woman yelling at her child in the store and you decide that she must not be a very good mother. In making this judgment, you made ____.

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In this scenario, the observer is making a judgment about the woman's parenting ability based solely on her behavior in the store. This suggests a general, stable characteristic about the woman (i.e. she is a bad mother) rather than taking into account situational factors that may be influencing her behavior. Therefore, this is an example of a trait attribution only.

You See a Woman Yelling at Her Child in the Store