Tia Thinks That Most Students Fail Because of Personal Characteristics

question 34

Multiple Choice

Tia thinks that most students fail because of personal characteristics, like laziness or low IQ. Tia is relying on what to make her decision

• A) external attribution
• B) covariation model of attribution
• C) internal attribution
• D) principle of noncommon effects

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Definitions:

Situational Variables

External factors or conditions that can influence the outcome of research or the behavior of individuals in a given context.

Erikson

Refers to Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial stages of human development.

Locomotor-genital Conflict

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting a developmental stage tension between the desire for mobility and sexual expression.

Initiative Versus Guilt

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where children learn to exert control and power over their environment or experience guilt for their efforts to exert control.