Barbara received a C- on her English test last week. After her mom saw the test, Barbara tried to explain, "Ms. Clark is always giving us hard tests!" Which type of attribution is Barbara making?

A) internal, stable
B) internal, unstable
C) external, stable
D) external, unstable


C) external, stable Barbara is attributing her test score to factors outside her control that remain stable over time.

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a. 1.00 b. 3.00 c. 0.00 d. It is impossible to know.

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