Dina Requests a New Landline Telephone Connection

question 58

Multiple Choice

Dina requests a new landline telephone connection. However, on the day the connection was to be set up, torrential rains damage the telephone lines. Dina got the telephone connection after several weeks. She understands that the delay was not the fault of the telephone company. Which of the following elements in the attribution theory corresponds best with Dina's realization?

• A) Locus
• B) Bias
• C) Stability
• D) Control

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Definitions:

Balance Of Payments

A comprehensive record of a country's financial transactions with the rest of the world, including trade, investment, and monetary movements.

Treasury Bonds

Long-term government debt securities with a maturity of more than ten years, offering periodic interest payments to the holder.

Stock Dividends

Financial shares of a company's profit distributed to its shareholders typically issued in proportion to the number of shares held.

Current Account

A component of a country's balance of payments that measures the trade of goods and services, investment income, and direct transfers with foreign entities.