A student earns a low grade on an exam. If the student makes an internal attribution about the grade, he or she might say ______.
a. “I used the right strategies to study for this exam!”
b. “I did not study enough!”
c. “the exam was far too difficult!”
d. “I am relieved that the test was so easy!”
Ans: B
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a. ?scripts b. ?stereotypes c. ?attributions d. ?object schemata
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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