Diema is standing in line in school. While he isn't looking, another boy steps on Diema's toe. Diema believes the other boy stepped on his toe because that boy is mean, stupid, and probably wanted to step on him. Diema is making a __________ attribution.

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Diema is making a dispositional attribution by assuming the other boy's behavior is a result of his personality traits, such as being mean or stupid, rather than considering the possibility of situational factors that may have caused the boy to accidentally step on his toe.

Diema Is Standing in Line in School