Shanika Is an Executive, and Asked Her Assistant Repeatedly to Make

question 52

Multiple Choice

Shanika is an executive, and asked her assistant repeatedly to make some copies for her. The assistant repeatedly failed to successfully complete the assignment. If Shanika is thinking like a social psychologist about this situation, what is she most likely to think about her assistant?

• A) "My assistant is incompetent and I should fire him immediately."
• B) "All of my subordinates are incompetent."
• C) "I am the only intelligent person in this office."
• D) "Perhaps my assistant is under stress from something else."

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