Mr. X thinks that Barack Obama became president of the U.S. because—even though he is not that brilliant or talented—he made a real effort to campaign well in 2008 . But Mr. Y thinks that Barack Obama only became president because he was "in the right place at the right time," and had good luck. Social psychologists would say that Mr. X is making ____ attributions for Obama's success, while
Mr. Y is making ____ attributions.
a. internal and unstable; external and unstable
b. external and unstable; external and stable
c. internal and stable; external and unstable
d. external and unstable; external and stable
A
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