Raquel Buys Stock in Two Different Companies

question 144

Multiple Choice

Raquel buys stock in two different companies. She makes $2,000 from one of these investments, but loses $3,000 on the other one. If you ask Raquel about her stocks, she makes self-serving attributions, saying, "I was very clever to invest in that first company, but I just had bad luck losing so much money with the other one." In other words, she makes ____.

• A)internal attributions in both cases
• B)external attributions in both cases
• C)an internal attribution for the $2,000 earnings, but an external attribution for the $3,000 loss
• D)an internal attribution for the $3,000 loss, but an external attribution for the $2,000 earnings

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Definitions:

Gossip Chain

A form of communication network within an organization where information, often unofficial or speculative, spreads rapidly through informal channels.

Grapevine

An informal channel of communication within an organization, characterized by the unofficial and casual sharing of information.

Rumor

Unverified information or speculation that is spread among people, which may or may not be true.

Probability Chain

A sequence of events where each event's occurrence depends on the outcomes of the previous events in terms of probability.