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Kelly’s coworker usually volunteers for the most difficult roles in team project

ID: 428995 • Letter: K

Question

Kelly’s coworker usually volunteers for the most difficult roles in team projects and puts in above-average effort. This week, however, Kelly and her coworker were assigned a project alone together, and Kelly sees that things seem different. The coworker is not volunteering for any of the responsibilities, is not completing the tasks she eventually accepts, and is putting in far below-average effort to the project. Kelly is convinced that this sub-par performance and effort is due to the coworker’s personal dislike for Kelly. In making this judgment, Kelly exhibits _____.

A)attribution

B) bias

C)perception

D) streotyping

Explanation / Answer

The correct option is option A

A)attribution

It is a psychological theory which explains the interpretive process through making judgment about the causes of their personal behavior and the behavior of other people.

By attribution the people find out causal explanations for events.