Question

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.

Alan is competing in a speed-eating contest. He ends up winning the contest, beating four other competitors. Alan thinks he has won because he trained the hardest.

What kind of attribution has Alan assigned to explain his success?

A.
a stable internal attribution
B.
an unstable internal attribution
C.
a stable external attribution
D.
an unstable external attribution

Answer 1

B. an unstable internal attribution

"Trained the hardest" is an internal cause (his own effort) and is considered unstable because effort can vary over time.