After Interviewing Three Superstars, the Perfectly Adequate Candidate Looked Weak

question 216

Short Answer

After interviewing three superstars, the perfectly adequate candidate looked weak to Margo.The ________ biased her impression of the adequate candidate.

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Definitions:

Internal Causes

Factors within a person, such as attitudes, traits, or abilities, that influence their behavior.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences behaviors in a way that causes the belief to become a reality.

Attribution Theory

A theory focused on how people interpret events and how this relates to their thinking and behavior, specifically how they attribute causes to events and other people's actions.

External Causes

Factors outside an individual that influence events or behaviors, such as environmental conditions or actions from other people.