Jack and Kate are unhappy in their relationship.Robbie and Sawyer are happy in their relationship.One night,Jack and Robbie find themselves sitting at a restaurant waiting for their very late partners to arrive for dinner.According to research on attributions in relationships,Jack is likely to think ________,and Robbie is likely to think ________.
A) "she is unorganized and lost track of time";"she is rather inconsiderate"
B) "she likely got tied up at the office";"she must have gotten lost on the way here"
C) "she doesn't care about our family";"she is probably having trouble finding parking"
D) "she must have hit heavy traffic";"she always was a little forgetful"

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Jack, being unhappy in his relationship, is more likely to make a negative attribution about Kate's lateness, such as not caring about their family. Robbie, being happy in his relationship, is more likely to make a benign attribution for Sawyer's lateness, like having trouble finding parking.

Jack and Kate Are Unhappy in Their Relationship