When People Explain Their Own Behavior by Making a Situational

question 42

Multiple Choice

When people explain their own behavior by making a situational attribution and the behavior of others by making a dispositional attribution it is called

• A)stereotyping.
• B)the fundamental attribution error.
• C)self-serving bias.
• D)self-fulfilling prophecy.
• E)the actor-observer effect.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable Turnover

Accounts Receivable Turnover is a financial metric that measures how efficiently a company collects cash from its credit sales, calculated by dividing total credit sales by the average accounts receivable during a period.

Credit Policies

Guidelines established by businesses to determine to whom they will extend credit and on what terms.

Net Sales

The total revenue from sales after deducting returns, allowances for damaged or missing goods, and any discounts allowed.

Accounts Receivable Turnover

A financial metric that measures how often a company collects its average accounts receivable within a specified period, indicating the efficiency of credit and collections.