Janice Yoder works in an environmental campaigning organization and often needs to interact with a large team for project implementation activities. However, she always finds it difficult to work as a part of a team. She always seems to have major disagreements with team members which lead to antagonistic relations between them. Though she has moved from one team to another, her relations with colleagues always seem to be hostile and cold. How would the attribution theory describe this behavior?
A) low on consensus
B) high on adaptability
C) low on distinctiveness
D) high on consistency
E) high on reliability

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The behavior of Janice Yoder is high on consistency as it is consistently observed in her interactions with different team members, irrespective of the team and the project. The attribution theory suggests that consistent behavior is attributed to stable internal factors such as personality traits. Therefore, it can be inferred that Janice's hostile behavior towards team members is due to her personality traits rather than situational factors.

Janice Yoder Works in an Environmental Campaigning Organization and Often