Question

Jack and John were recently dumped by their girlfriends. Jack believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she is a selfish and unhappy person, whereas John believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she had to attend to a family emergency and could not make commitment right now. Jack is making a(n) ______ about his girlfriend's behavior, whereas John is making a(n) ______.
A. internal attribution / external attribution
B. external attribution / internal attribution
C. downward social comparison / upward social comparison
D. upward social comparison / downward social comparison

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Jack is making a(n) internal attribution about his girlfriend's behavior, whereas John is making a(n) external attribution.

Explanation:

An internal attribution refers to a situation in which an individual uses a personal reason to explain the outcome of a situation. For example, a specific behavior is the result of the person's personality.

On the other hand, an external attribution refers to the situation when the individual attributes a result to an external situation or environmental factor, not to the person's characteristics. For example, when you fail an exam and you blame an external factor, such as the teacher or the weather.

In this case, Jack is making an internal attribution about his girlfriend's behavior because he thinks she broke up with him because she is selfish; whereas John is making an external attribution because he thinks his girlfriend broke up with him because she had a family emergency to attend.