A student with a B+ average whose grades on the most recent psychology, history, English, and chemistry exams were A, A, B, and C, respectively, is most likely to offer which of the following explanations for these grades?
A. "I got good grades on the psychology, history, and English exams because most of
the questions were easy, but I didn't do well on the chemistry exam because I'm not smart when it comes to science."
B. "I got
good grades on the psychology, history, and English exams because I guessed
right on a lot of questions, but I didn't do well on the chemistry exam because I didn't study enough."
C. "I got good grades on the psychology, history, and English exams because I'm a reasonably intelligent person and I study for about 2 hours each night, but I didn't do well on the chemistry exam because I didn't study enough."
D. "I got good grades on the psychology, history, and English exams because I'm a
reasonably intelligent person, but I didn't do well on the chemistry exam because it was an unusually difficult test."
A student with a D average whose grades on the most recent psychology, history, English, and chemistry exams were B, D, D, and F, respectively, is most likely to offer
which of the following explanations for these grades?
A. "I got a B on the psychology exam because I'm a reasonably intelligent person, but I failed the other exams
because I didn't study enough."
B. "I got a B on the psychology exam because I guessed right on a lot of questions, but I failed the other exams because I didn't study enough."
C. "I got a B on the psychology exam because most of the questions were easy, but I failed the other exams because I don't have the aptitude for those subjects."
D. "I got a B on the psychology exam because I'm a reasonably intelligent person, but I failed the other exams because I don't have the aptitude for
those subjects."