diff --git a/extensions/sphinx/ActiveRecord.php b/extensions/sphinx/ActiveRecord.php
index 6e4598f..6c698af 100644
--- a/extensions/sphinx/ActiveRecord.php
+++ b/extensions/sphinx/ActiveRecord.php
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ abstract class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      *
      * @param  boolean              $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      *                                             If the validation fails, the record will not be inserted into the database.
-     * @param  array                $attributes    list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param  array                $attributeNames    list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      *                                             meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return integer|boolean      the number of rows affected, or false if validation fails
      *                                            or [[beforeSave()]] stops the updating process.
@@ -451,16 +451,16 @@ abstract class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      *                                            being updated is outdated.
      * @throws \Exception           in case update failed.
      */
-    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributes = null)
+    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null)
     {
-        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributes)) {
+        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributeNames)) {
             return false;
         }
         $db = static::getDb();
         if ($this->isTransactional(self::OP_UPDATE) && $db->getTransaction() === null) {
             $transaction = $db->beginTransaction();
             try {
-                $result = $this->updateInternal($attributes);
+                $result = $this->updateInternal($attributeNames);
                 if ($result === false) {
                     $transaction->rollBack();
                 } else {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ abstract class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
                 throw $e;
             }
         } else {
-            $result = $this->updateInternal($attributes);
+            $result = $this->updateInternal($attributeNames);
         }
 
         return $result;
diff --git a/framework/base/Model.php b/framework/base/Model.php
index 9bbb7d8..ac99b00 100644
--- a/framework/base/Model.php
+++ b/framework/base/Model.php
@@ -302,14 +302,14 @@ class Model extends Component implements IteratorAggregate, ArrayAccess, Arrayab
      * Errors found during the validation can be retrieved via [[getErrors()]],
      * [[getFirstErrors()]] and [[getFirstError()]].
      *
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that should be validated.
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attribute names that should be validated.
      * If this parameter is empty, it means any attribute listed in the applicable
      * validation rules should be validated.
      * @param boolean $clearErrors whether to call [[clearErrors()]] before performing validation
      * @return boolean whether the validation is successful without any error.
      * @throws InvalidParamException if the current scenario is unknown.
      */
-    public function validate($attributes = null, $clearErrors = true)
+    public function validate($attributeNames = null, $clearErrors = true)
     {
         $scenarios = $this->scenarios();
         $scenario = $this->getScenario();
@@ -320,12 +320,12 @@ class Model extends Component implements IteratorAggregate, ArrayAccess, Arrayab
         if ($clearErrors) {
             $this->clearErrors();
         }
-        if ($attributes === null) {
-            $attributes = $this->activeAttributes();
+        if ($attributeNames === null) {
+            $attributeNames = $this->activeAttributes();
         }
         if ($this->beforeValidate()) {
             foreach ($this->getActiveValidators() as $validator) {
-                $validator->validateAttributes($this, $attributes);
+                $validator->validateAttributes($this, $attributeNames);
             }
             $this->afterValidate();
 
@@ -791,18 +791,18 @@ class Model extends Component implements IteratorAggregate, ArrayAccess, Arrayab
      * This method will validate every model. The models being validated may
      * be of the same or different types.
      * @param array $models the models to be validated
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that should be validated.
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attribute names that should be validated.
      * If this parameter is empty, it means any attribute listed in the applicable
      * validation rules should be validated.
      * @return boolean whether all models are valid. False will be returned if one
      * or multiple models have validation error.
      */
-    public static function validateMultiple($models, $attributes = null)
+    public static function validateMultiple($models, $attributeNames = null)
     {
         $valid = true;
         /** @var Model $model */
         foreach ($models as $model) {
-            $valid = $model->validate($attributes) && $valid;
+            $valid = $model->validate($attributeNames) && $valid;
         }
 
         return $valid;
@@ -906,7 +906,6 @@ class Model extends Component implements IteratorAggregate, ArrayAccess, Arrayab
     public function getIterator()
     {
         $attributes = $this->getAttributes();
-
         return new ArrayIterator($attributes);
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
index f2e95eb..520be03 100644
--- a/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
+++ b/framework/db/ActiveRecord.php
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      *
      * @param boolean $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      * If the validation fails, the record will not be inserted into the database.
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      * meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return integer|boolean the number of rows affected, or false if validation fails
      * or [[beforeSave()]] stops the updating process.
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
      * being updated is outdated.
      * @throws \Exception in case update failed.
      */
-    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributes = null)
+    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null)
     {
-        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributes)) {
+        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributeNames)) {
             Yii::info('Model not updated due to validation error.', __METHOD__);
             return false;
         }
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
         if ($this->isTransactional(self::OP_UPDATE)) {
             $transaction = $db->beginTransaction();
             try {
-                $result = $this->updateInternal($attributes);
+                $result = $this->updateInternal($attributeNames);
                 if ($result === false) {
                     $transaction->rollBack();
                 } else {
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ class ActiveRecord extends BaseActiveRecord
                 throw $e;
             }
         } else {
-            $result = $this->updateInternal($attributes);
+            $result = $this->updateInternal($attributeNames);
         }
 
         return $result;
diff --git a/framework/db/ActiveRecordInterface.php b/framework/db/ActiveRecordInterface.php
index 63fd40b..958844a 100644
--- a/framework/db/ActiveRecordInterface.php
+++ b/framework/db/ActiveRecordInterface.php
@@ -272,11 +272,11 @@ interface ActiveRecordInterface
      * @param boolean $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      * If the validation fails, the record will not be saved to database. `false` will be returned
      * in this case.
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      * meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return boolean whether the saving succeeds
      */
-    public function save($runValidation = true, $attributes = null);
+    public function save($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null);
 
     /**
      * Inserts the record into the database using the attribute values of this record.
@@ -312,14 +312,14 @@ interface ActiveRecordInterface
      *
      * @param boolean $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      * If the validation fails, the record will not be inserted into the database.
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      * meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return integer|boolean the number of rows affected, or false if validation fails
      * or updating process is stopped for other reasons.
      * Note that it is possible that the number of rows affected is 0, even though the
      * update execution is successful.
      */
-    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributes = null);
+    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null);
 
     /**
      * Deletes the record from the database.
diff --git a/framework/db/BaseActiveRecord.php b/framework/db/BaseActiveRecord.php
index a7351d3..3a68d39 100644
--- a/framework/db/BaseActiveRecord.php
+++ b/framework/db/BaseActiveRecord.php
@@ -565,16 +565,16 @@ abstract class BaseActiveRecord extends Model implements ActiveRecordInterface
      *
      * @param boolean $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      * If the validation fails, the record will not be saved to database.
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attribute names that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      * meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return boolean whether the saving succeeds
      */
-    public function save($runValidation = true, $attributes = null)
+    public function save($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null)
     {
         if ($this->getIsNewRecord()) {
-            return $this->insert($runValidation, $attributes);
+            return $this->insert($runValidation, $attributeNames);
         } else {
-            return $this->update($runValidation, $attributes) !== false;
+            return $this->update($runValidation, $attributeNames) !== false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ abstract class BaseActiveRecord extends Model implements ActiveRecordInterface
      *
      * @param boolean $runValidation whether to perform validation before saving the record.
      * If the validation fails, the record will not be inserted into the database.
-     * @param array $attributes list of attributes that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
+     * @param array $attributeNames list of attribute names that need to be saved. Defaults to null,
      * meaning all attributes that are loaded from DB will be saved.
      * @return integer|boolean the number of rows affected, or false if validation fails
      * or [[beforeSave()]] stops the updating process.
@@ -628,12 +628,12 @@ abstract class BaseActiveRecord extends Model implements ActiveRecordInterface
      * being updated is outdated.
      * @throws \Exception in case update failed.
      */
-    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributes = null)
+    public function update($runValidation = true, $attributeNames = null)
     {
-        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributes)) {
+        if ($runValidation && !$this->validate($attributeNames)) {
             return false;
         }
-        return $this->updateInternal($attributes);
+        return $this->updateInternal($attributeNames);
     }
 
     /**