Stephen had plans to see a movie with his best friend Luke. When the time came for the movie to start, however, Luke never showed up. When making sense of his best friend's behavior, Stephen suspects that Luke was called in to work unexpectedly. In this instance, Stephen is relying on what type of attribution?
A) A person attribution
B) An internal attribution
C) A linguistic attribution
D) An external attribution
E) An augmentation attribution

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Stephen is attributing Luke's absence to an external factor, being called in to work unexpectedly, rather than an internal factor, such as Luke not wanting to see the movie or forgetting about their plans. Therefore, the best choice is D, an external attribution.

Stephen Had Plans to See a Movie with His Best