Nadine, a manager, observes that every time one of her subordinates, Peter, calls in sick, it is the day after she has made a decision Peter did not agree with. She attributes his absences to stress or resentment on his part. Nadine makes this attribution based on _____.
A) consensus
B) consistency
C) distinctiveness
D) turnover
E) absenteeism

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Nadine's attribution is based on the extent to which Peter behaves in the same way at different times, referred to as consistency.

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