If you fail this exam, and you believe it is the professor's fault for not adequately preparing you, your belief might be an example of __________
A) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) a situational attribution.
C) a dispositional attribution.
D) an internal attribution.

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A situational attribution is when we attribute behavior to external factors such as the situation rather than internal factors such as personality. In this case, the belief that the professor did not adequately prepare the student is blaming the situation rather than the student's own abilities or personality.

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