Changing the attributions of college freshmen regarding their academic performance demonstrates that:
A. thought patterns are not as important as innate ability
B. attributions influence our behaviors
C. most college students are much more realistic about self-analysis of failure in their first year of college than they are in their fourth year
D. females attribute cause to failure in much more constructive ways than males do
Answer: B
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