Workers who have ______ attributional style prefer to have someone else take control of their jobs.

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Workers who have a negative attributional style tend to attribute their failures to internal factors (such as their own incompetence) rather than external factors (such as a difficult task or lack of resources). They may feel helpless and see no point in trying to take control of their jobs, leading them to prefer to have someone else take charge. Positive attributional style (A) would have workers taking charge of their jobs, while stable (C) and unstable (D) attributional styles refer to how consistent an individual perceives the cause of events to be and are not directly related to job control preferences.

Workers Who Have ______ Attributional Style Prefer to Have Someone