Tim Wilson and Patricia Linville (1982,1985)performed a Study for Which

Multiple Choice

Tim Wilson and Patricia Linville (1982,1985) performed a study for which they recruited first-year students who were concerned about their academic performance.Students in the experimental group received statistics on grade improvement over the course of college and saw videotapes of upper-year students who talked about the improvements in their grades after the first year.Students exposed to the statistics and videotapes actually did better in school and were less likely to drop out.In all likelihood,Wilson and Linville refuted _______ attributions in these students.

A) internal
B) global
C) specific
D) external
E) stable