Beth and Joanne are jurors for a case in which the defendant has been charged with robbery. Beth has a tendency to make internal, stable, and global attributions. Joanne has a tendency to make external, unstable, and specific attributions. Given this information, what are Beth and Joanne's likely ideas about defendant responsibility?
A. Beth will tend to see the offender as less responsible for his crime than Joanne.
B. Beth will tend to see the offender as more responsible for his crime than Joanne.
C. Beth and Joanne will tend to see the offender as equally responsible.
D. None of these are correct.
Answer: B
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