use attribute methods for finding key values rather than generating method names

activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/belongs_to.rb

@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ def belongs_to_counter_cache_after_update(association, reflection)
 
           if (@_after_create_counter_called ||= false)
             @_after_create_counter_called = false
-          elsif self.send("#{foreign_key}_changed?") && !new_record? && Object.const_defined?(name.to_s.camelize)
+          elsif attribute_changed?(foreign_key) && !new_record? && Object.const_defined?(name.to_s.camelize)
             model = name.to_s.camelize.constantize
-            foreign_key_was = self.send("#{foreign_key}_was")
-            foreign_key = self.send foreign_key
+            foreign_key_was = attribute_was foreign_key
+            foreign_key = attribute foreign_key
 
             if foreign_key && model.respond_to?(:increment_counter)
               model.increment_counter(cache_column, foreign_key)