Kyle, a Male Student, and Megha, a Female Student, Both

Multiple Choice

Kyle, a male student, and Megha, a female student, both failed their geography exams. According to research by Dweck and colleagues, Kyle is likely to attribute his failure to his ________, whereas Megha is likely to attribute her failure to her ________.

A) parents; teachers
B) teachers; parents
C) lack of ability; lack of effort
D) lack of effort; lack of ability