Jari Failed His Geology Midterm

question 116

Multiple Choice

Jari failed his geology midterm.If Jari makes an external-unstable attribution for his failure, what is he most likely to say?

• A)"It was just bad luck that most of the exam was on the one chapter I didn't study."
• B)"I was really tired during the exam, because I had to work the late shift the night before."
• C)"I just can't seem to catch on in my geology classes, and I don't think I'll ever learn all those terms."
• D)"That professor has impossible exams; if I retake the class with a different professor I'll probably do much better."

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