When Things Go Wrong in the Workplace,workers Are More Likely

question 18

Multiple Choice

When things go wrong in the workplace,workers are more likely to attribute their problems to external causes. What are managers more likely to attribute those same workers' problems to?

• A)to intrinsic reinforcers  
• B)to internal causes  
• C)to defensive bias  
• D)to self-serving bias

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