When Eleanor went to Letty's department store, she noticed that the price that rang up when she was billing was much higher than the price advertised on the shelf. This was the third time she experienced such a price difference at the store. While she did not stop frequenting Letty's as it was closest to her house, she started becoming wary and looking out for a price difference in the bill each time she shopped there. In this scenario, which of the following elements in the attribution theory corresponds best with Eleanor's wariness?

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Eleanor's wariness is based on the stability element of the attribution theory, as it reflects her expectation that the discrepancy between advertised and billed prices at Letty's department store is a consistent or stable occurrence, given that it has happened multiple times.

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