Moody's and Standard and Poor's Provide Ratings of Short-Term Debt

question 41

Multiple Choice

Moody's and Standard and Poor's provide ratings of short-term debt on a:

• A)three-point scale.
• B)five-point scale.
• C)19-point scale.
• D)four-point scale.

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Definitions:

Stable Attribution

An explanation for behavior or events as due to unchanging, permanent factors.

Unstable Attribution

An explanation for behavior that shifts across time, context, or situations, suggesting inconsistency in how one attributes causes to events or actions.

Stable Attribution

A belief that causes behind a person's behavior are consistent and permanent over time, attributing actions to innate characteristics.

Global Attribution

The tendency to attribute the causes of behaviors or events to broad, general factors rather than specific situational factors.