Jim Has Just Arrived Late for Work

question 58

Multiple Choice

Jim has just arrived late for work.This is the third time over the past five days that he has arrived more than 30 minutes late.However,you conclude that Jim's lateness is due to factors beyond his control because most other employees who also take Jim's route to work have also been late to work on these days.According to attribution theory,what attribution have you made of Jim's lateness and based on what attribution rule?

• A) Internal attribution due to high conscientiousness
• B) External attribution due to high consistency
• C) Internal attribution due to high distinctiveness
• D) External attribution due to high consensus

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