An employee comes late to the office.An internal attribution will occur if there is low ______, low _____, and high _____.
A)consensus; consistency; extinction
B)consensus; distinctiveness; consistency
C)consistency; distinctiveness; consensus
D)extinction; consistency; distinctiveness
E)consensus; consistency; distinctiveness

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Consensus refers to the extent to which other employees arrive late to the office. If there is low consensus, it means that not many other employees are also coming late, leading to an internal attribution (blaming the employee's personal factors such as laziness, lack of dedication, etc.). 
Distinctiveness refers to the extent to which the employee comes late to other events or appointments. If there is high distinctiveness, it means that the employee is only late to the office and not other events, leading to an internal attribution. 
Consistency refers to the extent to which the employee consistently arrives late to the office. If there is high consistency, it means that the employee is regularly late, further confirming the internal attribution. Therefore, the best choice is B.

An Employee Comes Late to the Office