Question

Jacob is in middle school. He tells his friends that he is worried that he would fail in his biology test because the biology project reviewer deliberately asked him tough questions that he could not answer. This scenario illustrates the _____
A) self-fulfilling prophecyB) external attribution styleC) Pygmalion effectD) boomerang effect

Answer 1

Answer:B) external attribution styleC)

Explanation:

This attribution occurs when we attribute our situation to external factors , so we presume that what ever is happening to us is happening due to the fact that situational factors contributed to those things happening to us. We pay more attention to situational factors and forget personal factors that might have also played a role in that situation.

Jacob for example is presuming that he will fail because the biology project reviewer gave him tough questions intentionally and he is neglecting the fact that it might have been the fact that he may have not studied hard enough.