MrNguyen,a 53-Year-Old Accountant,has Just Been Rejected for a Job at a Small

Mr.Nguyen,a 53-year-old accountant,has just been rejected for a job at a small bank that he believes he was qualified for.He later hears from a friend that the hiring manager was biased against older job applicants.Mr.Nguyen's self-esteem is likely to ________.

A) first increase,then decrease because of several possible external and internal attributions that can be used to explain his rejection
B) increase slightly because he can make an external attribution as to the cause of his rejection
C) decrease slightly because he can make an internal attribution as to the cause of his rejection
D) remain unchanged because he can make an external attribution as to the cause of his rejection
E) first decrease,then increase because of several possible external and internal attributions that can be used to explain his rejection