An Executive Tries to Explain Why Her Vice-President of Finance

question 135

Multiple Choice

An executive tries to explain why her vice-president of finance has performed poorly on the current project. The executive noticed that the vice-president had performed well on similar projects in the past. The executive is using ______________ information in forming her situational attribution for the vice-president's poor performance on the current project.

• A) High distinctiveness.
• B) Low distinctiveness.
• C) High consistency.
• D) Low consistency.

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Definitions:

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