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drink · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Research on entity and incremental theorists has shown that they tend to make different kinds of attributions for other people's behaviors. Specifically, compared to entity theorists, incremental theorists tend to make more ____, for example suggesting that others' behaviors are the result of ____.

a. internal attributions; their circumstances
b. internal attributions; their personalities
c. external attributions; their circumstances
d. external attributions; their personalities

Question 2

Brenda has never forgiven Brad for having an affair he had a few years ago. Even though she has agreed to stay in the marriage, every time they have a new problem, what is Brenda likely to do (based on research cited in your text)?

a. Stay focused only on the problem at hand.
b. Stay focused only on the previous infidelity.
c. Remember the infidelity and bring it back up in the context of the new problem.
d. Try to forgive him for the issues related to the current problem.