If a person who is always late for work is late once again and blames it on a traffic jam, coworkers would probably attribute that person's lateness to ________.
A)traffic
B)an external source
C)an internal source
D)his or her car

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Coworkers are likely to attribute the person's lateness to an internal source, such as their personal habits or characteristics, due to the consistency of their behavior (always being late). This is an example of the fundamental attribution error, where people tend to overemphasize personal characteristics and underemphasize situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

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