Dara and Dinah get B's on their psychology midterm, but Dara is ecstatic and proud, and Dinah is furious. What expectations and attributions are probably affecting their emotional reactions?
What will be an ideal response?
Dara was probably expecting a lower grade and is attributing her B to her own efforts. Dinah was probably expecting a higher grade and is attributing her B to the instructor's unfairness, bad luck, or other external reasons.
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