When a Large-Scale Layoff Is Announced in Bill's Company, All

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a large-scale layoff is announced in Bill's company, all of the workers including Bill begin to complain.According to attribution theory, we would evaluate Bill's behavior as exhibiting

• A)high consistency.
• B)high distinctiveness.
• C)low consistency.
• D)low consensus.
• E)high consensus.

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