Janis, an Administrative Assistant at a Large Firm, Is Trying

question 147

Multiple Choice

Janis, an administrative assistant at a large firm, is trying to find reasons for her boss's hostile behavior. She is likely to

• A) ignore her boss's dispositional attributions in favor of situational attributions.
• B) leap to the attribution that her boss's behavior corresponds to work demands.
• C) explore her boss's personality traits and the environmental constraints to derive an explanation.
• D) overestimate her boss's personality traits and underestimate the influence of the situation.

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