Richard knows he's a take-charge kind of person. He is a good student, and knows it is because of his hard work. What type of attribution is he using, and why do you think this?
This type of attribution is the external attribution. He interprets his situation as being caused by his hard work. He interprets himself as a good student with the reason that he is hard working. In this type of attribution, a person is interpreting what is happening to him or to an individual based on what he has done or what situation he is in.
