Blanchard-Fields and colleagues found that when participants were presented with different situations with positive or negative outcomes (events that were ambiguous as to what was the specific cause of the outcome), older adults were more likely to make __________ about the main character.
A) situational attributions
B) causal attributions
C) interactive attributions
D) dispositional attributions

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Blanchard-Fields and colleagues' research indicates that older adults are more inclined to make dispositional attributions, meaning they are more likely to attribute the behavior and outcomes of the main character to their personality or character traits, rather than to situational factors.

Blanchard-Fields and Colleagues Found That When Participants Were Presented with Different