Question

Which of the following situations involves an external attribution?

A.
Desiree believes she did well on the exam because she is intelligent.
B.
Thomas believes he did well on the exam because he knows a lot about math.
C.
Nick believes he did well on the exam because the exam was easy.
D.
Cassidy believes she did well on the exam because she tried very hard.

Answer 1

C

or

Nick believes he did well on the exam because the exam was easy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: C. Nick believes he did well on the exam because the exam was easy.

Explanation: Nick is relating his performance on the exam to an external factor (the difficulty of the exam being easy).

All the other answers are relating the exam to internal factors such as intelligence, personal knowledge, and effort.