Question

Isabella is angry because her boyfriend is late meeting her at the movie theater. she thinks that it is because he is unreliable and inconsiderate, when in fact he is late because a meeting at work ran late. isabella has committed

Answer 1

Answer: an internal, or dispositional attribution

In an internal attribution, a person (like Isabella) concludes that an event (her boyfriend being late in meeting her) or a person's behavior is due to factors such as personal traits (unreliable and inconsiderate), abilities, or feelings and not because of other reason or situation (a meeting at work ran late).