Bob Resigns from a Job That Most of His Friends

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Multiple Choice

Bob resigns from a job that most of his friends consider to be a very good job.Which of the following is a dispositional attribution of the reason for Bob's resignation?

• A)Bob found a super job somewhere else.
• B)Bob is irresponsible and doesn't know a good thing when he sees it.
• C)Bob was forced to move to another city where medical care for his ill daughter is available.
• D)The job that he resigned from was actually very bad.
• E)The job that he resigned from was scheduled to be eliminated in an upcoming restructuring.

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