Question

Gilbert heads the accounts team of HFC Inc. He received negative feedback from his clients about one of the projects that he managed. He held his subordinates responsible as he felt that they were inefficient and worked carelessly. The judgment made by Gilbert is an example of _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

An Internal attribution

Explanation:

Attribution can be defined as assigning something as the cause or effect of another. Attribution can also be described as the process by which individuals explain the causes of different behaviour and events.

An internal attribution which is also known as dispositions attribution happens when a person takes full responsibilty for the cause for a situation or event instead of an external attribution.

Internal attribution explains that an individual's actions are due to their disposition, or personality.

Answer 2

Answer:

Internal attribution

Explanation:

Attribution: This refers to conclusion or judgement made regarding the cause of an event or behavior.

Attribution is divided into two

1) Internal attribution: It is also known as "dispositional attribution". It is a situation where the behavior of an individual or group of persons is believed to be the cause of an event. Blames are usually put on individuals.

Gilbert is an example of internal attribute by holding his subodinate responsible for the negative feedback from his client.

2) External Attributions: It is also known as "situational attribution". It is a situation where an event is believed to be the reason an individual or group of people are reacting in a particular way. Blames are out on events rather than individual.