Bob resigns from a job that most of his friends consider to be a very good job.Which of the following is a dispositional attribution of the reason for Bob's resignation?
A)Bob found a super job somewhere else.
B)Bob is irresponsible and doesn't know a good thing when he sees it.
C)Bob was forced to move to another city where medical care for his ill daughter is available.
D)The job that he resigned from was actually very bad.
E)The job that he resigned from was scheduled to be eliminated in an upcoming restructuring.

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Dispositional attribution refers to attributing someone's behavior to their internal characteristics or personality traits. In this case, saying Bob is irresponsible and doesn't know a good thing when he sees it (choice B) is attributing his resignation to his personal disposition or character, rather than external circumstances.

Bob Resigns from a Job That Most of His Friends