Research Suggests That People Who Attribute Their Failures to Internal

question 52

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that people who attribute their failures to internal causes while discounting external causes may be more prone to _____than people who display opposite tendencies.

• A) shyness
• B) depression
• C) cognitive dissonance
• D) the fundamental attribution error

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