Question

A certain student, Jake, falls asleep every chemistry class. Suppose further that Jake is the only one who falls asleep in this class and he falls asleep in all of his other classes. According to Kelley's covariation theory of attribution, people will explain his behavior as something unusual about Jake because his behavior is low in consensus, low in distinction, and high in consistency.

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Answer 1

According to Kelley's covariation theory of attribution, people will explain Jake's behavior as something unusual because his behavior is low in consensus, low in distinction, and high in consistency.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Kelley's covariation theory of attribution, people will explain Jake's behavior as something unusual because his behavior is low in consensus, low in distinction, and high in consistency. This means that Jake is the only one who falls asleep in the chemistry class, he falls asleep in all of his other classes, and his behavior is consistent over time. These factors lead people to attribute Jake's behavior to something internal or dispositional about him, rather than to situational factors.