You are more likely to make an internal attribution about someone's poor performance if you have also observed the person performing that task poorly in the past and have observed other employees performing the task well.

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This statement is true. When we observe a person performing poorly on a task repeatedly, it can lead us to make an internal attribution (attributing the cause of behavior to the person's own characteristics or abilities) for their poor performance, especially when we have observed other employees performing the same task well. This is because we may assume that the person has innate qualities or deficiencies that are leading to their poor performance, rather than external factors such as lack of resources or support.

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