Claudio is not especially surprised when he gets a low grade on a research paper since he and his partner are going through a particular difficult period in their relationship and he did not work on it as diligently as he would have otherwise. Claudio is attributing his grade to ____ factors.
A) internal, stable
B) external, stable
C) internal, unstable
D) external, unstable

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Claudio is attributing the low grade to internal factors, specifically his own lack of effort due to his relationship problems. However, he also acknowledges that this is an unstable factor, as he would have put forth more effort if his circumstances were different.

Claudio Is Not Especially Surprised When He Gets a Low