Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Alan is competing in a speed-eating contest. He ends up winning the contest, beating four other competitors. Alan thinks he has won because he trained the hardest. What kind of attribution has Alan assigned to explain his success?
Answer
A
a stable internal attribution
B
an unstable internal attribution
C
a stable external attribution
D
an unstable external attribution
Explanation
Alan credits his success to training hard, which is a cause within himself, so it is internal. Effort can change from one situation to another, making it unstable; therefore, this is an unstable internal attribution.
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