Research on Entity and Incremental Theorists Has Shown That They

question 30

Multiple Choice

Research on entity and incremental theorists has shown that they tend to make different kinds of attributions for other people's behaviors. Specifically, compared to entity theorists, incremental theorists tend to make more ____, for example suggesting that others' behaviors are the result of ____.

• A) internal attributions; their circumstances
• B) internal attributions; their personalities
• C) external attributions; their circumstances
• D) external attributions; their personalities

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Definitions:

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