Randy Always Turns in Reports with Punctuation Errors

question 44

Multiple Choice

Randy always turns in reports with punctuation errors. The three other employees on the QA report writing team always produce grammatically clean reports. Randy is about to turn in another report, and his manager has already noticed errors. Randy demonstrates ________. His sloppy reports can be attributed to an ________ cause.

• A) low distinctiveness, low consensus, and high consistency; internal
• B) high distinctiveness, low consensus, and high consistency; external
• C) low distinctiveness, high consensus, and high consistency; internal
• D) low distinctiveness, low consensus, and high consistency; external
• E) high distinctiveness, high consensus, and high consistency; internal

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

The inability to create a memory link between sensed information and the ability to recall it later, leading to forgetting.

Poor Memory

A condition characterized by the consistent inability to remember information or events accurately, affecting an individual's day-to-day activities and learning processes.

Long-term Memory

The phase of the memory system that is capable of storing large amounts of information for potentially unlimited duration.

Retrieval Failure

A failure in memory that occurs when information cannot be recalled from long-term storage.