When Half of His Class Earned Ds and Fs on the Midterm

question 10

Multiple Choice

When half of his class earned Ds and Fs on the midterm exam, Professor Bush came back to the next class and delivered a stern lecture about their effort. He admonished the class for failing to meet their obligations, for being lazy, and for not taking their studies seriously. These attributions, which were all __________ attributions, did not really give any consideration to the fact that the students may have had other reasons for failing the exam that were beyond their immediate control.

• A) cooperative
• B) internal
• C) accusatory
• D) situational

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Definitions:

Intermodal Perception

The ability to integrate information from multiple sensory modalities, such as sight and sound, to form a unified perception.

Exploratory Forms

Methods or approaches used to investigate, discover, or analyze new information or areas.

Depth Perception

The ability to perceive the distance or three-dimensional characteristics of an object or scene.

Eye Muscles

The muscles that move the eye and control the dilation of the pupil; critical for vision and eye movement.