According to Kelley's theory of causal attribution, when we form judgments on the basis consensus, our attribution is based on the fact that:
A) the person we're judging acts the same way at other times when he/she is in a similar situation.
B) this person behaves in the same manner in other contexts.
C) other people behave in the same manner as the person we're judging.
D) this person's traits match the traits of other people we know.

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Kelley's theory of causal attribution suggests that when we form judgments based on consensus, we consider how other people behave in the same situation. Therefore, the correct choice is C, which suggests that our attribution is based on the fact that other people behave in the same manner as the person we're judging. The other choices (A, B, and D) relate to other aspects of Kelley's theory, but they do not specifically relate to judgments based on consensus.

According to Kelley's Theory of Causal Attribution, When We Form