Alex Is Standing in Line at Wal-Mart Waiting to Pay

Multiple Choice

Alex is standing in line at Wal-Mart waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Alex says to his friend, "That man is incredibly rude." A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. What does she write concerning Alex?

A) He made a situational attribution. A situational attribution would be an assumption that the man had an external reason why he had to cut
The line.
B) He made a dispositional attribution. Alex's judgment that the man is rude is a dispositional attribution, as it assumes his behavior is due to
His character.
C) His remark is based on a stereotype.
D) His remark is considered a collectivistic remark.