Simon Laughed Long and Hard When He Saw His Mother

question 79

Multiple Choice

Simon laughed long and hard when he saw his mother slip and fall.Neither his sister nor his father laughed when they saw her fall.Simon has seen both his mother and other people fall before,but didn't laugh then.According to Kelley's covariation model,observers privy to this information are likely to assume that

• A) the weather makes people behave strangely.
• B) there must have been something peculiar about this particular incident that made Simon laugh.
• C) Simon doesn't like his mother very much.
• D) Simon's mother looked ridiculous when she fell.
• E) Simon is under stress and not himself.

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