Near as I can find, any reference to defaulting to an Attribute is described for when the needed Skill is not in the PCs list of Skills.

In SR3, is it possible to default to an Attribute from a Skill that has a low Rating currently? Say, Skill at 1 but associated Attribute at 8 might be a reasonable default even with the +4 to target number.

If it is possible, is there a reference in the books?

EDIT: Reposted where it belongs.