Jorge Just Received an A+ on a Physics Exam

question 100

Multiple Choice

Jorge just received an A+ on a physics exam. If you make an external attribution for this event, what might you be thinking?

• A)"So what! The exam was really easy. I would have gotten an A+ too."
• B)"Well, I'm still not that impressed. All Jorge ever does is study. If I studied all the time, I would get grades like that too."
• C)"Jorge must have some sort of natural gift for physics; he is really smart!"
• D)"Jorge is probably really good at physics, but I bet he does really badly in all of his other classes."

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