A reporter covering a price fixing trial felt that the alleged price fixer was a crook.The alleged price fixer testified that his boss pressured him to engage in illegal activities.The alleged price fixer felt that the reporter's stories about the trial were the product of a vindictive and nasty mind.The price fixer explained his own behaviour ________ and that of the reporter ________.
A)situationally; situationally
B)dispositionally; dispositionally
C)situationally; dispositionally
D)dispositionally; situationally
E)desperately; consistently

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The price fixer explained his own behavior as influenced by the situation (his boss's pressure) and attributed the reporter's behavior to the reporter's disposition (vindictive and nasty mind), making the correct answer "situationally; dispositionally."

A Reporter Covering a Price Fixing Trial Felt That the Alleged