6.What is the main distinction between internal and external attributions in terms of causality?

The main distinction between internal and external attributions in terms of causality lies in where the cause of a behavior or event is believed to originate.

1. Internal Attributions: This refers to when individuals attribute the cause of a behavior or event to factors within the person, such as personality traits, abilities, moods, or efforts. For example, if a student performs well on a test, an internal attribution would be to say that the student is intelligent or that they studied hard.

2. External Attributions: This refers to when individuals attribute the cause of a behavior or event to factors outside the person, such as the environment, other people, or luck. Using the same example, an external attribution for the student's good performance on the test would be to say that the test was easy or that the student was lucky.

In terms of causality, internal attributions assign the cause to the individual's characteristics, while external attributions assign the cause to the situation or environment.