You Are in the Process of Buying a New Car

question 121

Multiple Choice

You are in the process of buying a new car and are discussing your future purchase with your friend Chris.With regard to a Ford car that you are considering,Chris tells you that he dislikes it very much;but of the other friends you have talked to,he is the only person who feels this way about the car.Chris has also told you that he also dislikes every other car you are considering.Assuming that Chris continues to feel this way about the Ford,you would most likely make a:

• A) personal attribution that Chris is overly critical of cars.
• B) situational attribution that the car you are considering is not a good one.
• C) personal attribution that the car you are considering is not a good one.
• D) situational attribution that Chris is overly critical of cars.

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