Which Is It? Chris Had Been Linda's Boss for About Six Months.Recently, Linda

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which Is It?
Chris had been Linda's boss for about six months.Recently, Linda had been recommending the firing of Charles, one of her own staff, for his repeated 'inability to get along with others.' Chris checked with Charles's co-workers and none of them supported Linda's contention.In addition, several of Linda's peers had met with Chris.Word of Charles's fate was getting out and they wanted to let Chris know that in the past, Linda had singled out other employees for persecution.When asked for specific problems with Charles, Linda mentioned that in addition to his attitude he had been late several times recently.Chris knew that Charles lived several miles away and that others had been late due to poor weather.Chris did not know whether he should support Linda, his manager, or hold off and not fire Charles.
-Refer to Which Is It? (Scenario) .Which factor of attribution theory was Chris concerned about when he asked Charles's co-workers about Linda's observations about his attitude problem?

• A)distinctiveness
• B)consensus
• C)consistency
• D)seriousness
• E)repetition

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