Internal attributions are explanations that stress something about the person, such as their traits, abilities, and physical characteristics.

What is a dispositional or internal attribution?

Dispositional attribution assigns the cause of behavior to some internal characteristic of a person, rather than to outside forces. ... For example, we attribute the behavior of a person to their personality, motives or beliefs.

What are external attributes?

External attributes are properties or features of the product that are externally visible (hence the name), for example, reliability and maintainability. External attributes of products can only be measured with respect to how the product relates to its environment.