An Athlete Responds to a Career-Threatening Injury by Persevering Through

An athlete responds to a career-threatening injury by persevering through a rigorous rehabilitation program.Those who know this athlete explain his perseverance in terms of his desire to compete and to express his natural talents.The social process underlying this explanation is

A) social penetration.
B) dissonance reduction.
C) attribution.
D) diffusion of responsibility.