Jack and John Were Recently Dumped by Their Girlfriends

Jack and John were recently dumped by their girlfriends.Jack believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she is selfish and unhappy, whereas John believes that his girlfriend broke up with him because she had to attend to a family emergency and could not make a commitment right now.Jack is making a(n) _____ about his girlfriend's behavior, whereas John is making a(n) _____.

A) internal attribution/external attribution
B) external attribution/internal attribution
C) downward social comparison/upward social comparison
D) upward social comparison/downward social comparison