Pamela's Sales Have Been Slipping for the Last Four Quarters

question 86

Multiple Choice

Pamela's sales have been slipping for the last four quarters, but this has not adversely affected her performance ratings. As her boss, Paul, observes, "Things are tough all over, and especially in that northeastern territory where she's working. I do not think anybody else could have done any better, given the same situation." This indicates ________ attribution.

• A) high distinctiveness resulting in an internal
• B) high consensus resulting in an external
• C) low consensus resulting in an external
• D) high consensus resulting in an internal
• E) low consensus resulting in an internal

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Definitions:

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon where information learned in a specific physiological or psychological state is more easily recalled when in the same state.

Mnemonic Devices

memory aids or strategies that use associations, such as patterns, rhymes, or similarities, to enhance the recall of information.

Semantic Network Model

A theory that proposes concepts are stored in the brain in a network of connected ideas, facilitating understanding and retrieval of information.

Physically Proximal

denotes being in close physical or spatial relationship to something or someone.