When You Examine an in Issue Presented in a Reading

question 3

Multiple Choice

When you examine an in issue presented in a reading and evaluate the validity of the information presented, you are ____ the reading.

• A) arguing about
• B) thinking critically about
• C) summarizing
• D) prereading

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Definitions:

External Factors

Elements outside an individual or organization that can influence its performance or outcomes.

Internal Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to something within the individual, such as personality traits or feelings.

Unstable Attribution

The belief that an individual's behavior or performance is due to changeable, situational factors rather than fixed traits.

Actor/observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to their personality.