You are on a team with two individuals who are difficult.The work has been divided among the three of you and each time your team meets,Janet and Jim disagree about the progress of the team project.Janet is convinced that Jim's lack of progress is because he is inherently lazy and not because of some overwhelming problem with the project itself.The truth seems to be that Janet is not doing her part of the work. You might attempt to understand Janet and Jim by using ________ theory.
A)attribution
B)social relevance
C)satisfying
D)optimising

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Attribution theory attempts to understand the reasons or causes behind people's behavior. In this scenario, Janet is attributing Jim's lack of progress to his laziness, which may not necessarily be true. By understanding the attribution theory, we can try to evaluate whether the behavior is due to internal or external factors.

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