Question

People say she will be late for her own funeral. it doesn't matter whether it's a team meeting or a meeting with her son's teacher, malinda will be late. but she always has a plausible reason, one that is never her fault. malinda's behavior shows ________.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: low distinctiveness

In this context, distinctiveness refers to whether a certain behavior is only exist because of a certain condition/situation.
A behavior is considered to be low in distinctiveness if the behavior is constantly displayed by the individuals in every aspect of their life.