Researchers Using Attribution Theory Have Found Support for All of the Following

question 12

Multiple Choice

Researchers using attribution theory have found support for all of the following claims, EXCEPT:

• A) Individuals generally attribute their successes to their own abilities and efforts.
• B) Individuals usually explain their failures as the result of task difficulty or bad luck.
• C) The more you believe in free will, the less likely you are to take responsibility for your successes and failures.
• D) Action is typically viewed as purposeful, intentional, and under our control.
• E) Emotion is typically see as reactive, biological, and less subject to willful control.

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