Your Friend Melissa Forgot Your Birthday

question 17

Multiple Choice

Your friend Melissa forgot your birthday. According to attribution theory, which statement are you most likely to think to in response?

• A) She must be really busy.
• B) It doesn't matter. I don't like birthdays, anyway.
• C) She knew it was important to me. She's a bad friend.
• D) Maybe I'll hear from her tomorrow.

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Definitions:

Bolshevik Party

A faction of the Russian socialist movement that eventually led the October Revolution of 1917, establishing the Soviet Union.

Russian Revolution

A period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire, which led to the downfall of the Tsarist autocracy and led to the establishment of the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary leader and political theorist who led the Bolshevik Party to power in the October Revolution of 1917, becoming the founding head of the Soviet State.

Kornilov Affair

A failed coup attempt in 1917 by General Lavr Kornilov, aimed at establishing a military dictatorship in Russia during the turbulent period following the February Revolution.