John arrived fifteen minutes late for work every day for the past month. This is an example of
A)low consistency.
B)high consensus.
C)high distinctiveness.
D)none of the above.

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John's behavior of arriving late consistently over a month does not directly relate to the concepts of consistency, consensus, or distinctiveness as they are used in attribution theory. These terms are used to analyze why we think people behave the way they do, focusing on whether their actions are consistent over time (consistency), different across situations (distinctiveness), and similar to others' behaviors (consensus). The statement doesn't provide enough information about how John's behavior compares to others or in different situations, nor does it directly relate to the consistency of his personality or work ethic, but rather to a pattern of behavior over a specific timeframe.

John Arrived Fifteen Minutes Late for Work Every Day for the Past