Wendy is walking down the street when she suddenly falls down and lands squarely on her backside. A group of girls standing about 50 feet away start laughing hysterically, telling each other what a klutz that Wendy is
The unsympathetic girls in this group are making a(n) __________ attribution to explain why Wendy fell down.
a. situational
b. negative
c. positive
d. dispositional
Answer: D
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