Weiner argued that inferences we make about our abilities result primarily from:
A) our past experiences
B) what our parents tell us
C) information about how well others did on a task
D) our innate sense of what our abilities are

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Weiner's theory of attribution suggests that our inferences about our abilities are influenced by our past experiences, along with other factors such as effort and luck. Our past experiences help to shape our expectations and beliefs about our abilities, which in turn influence how we evaluate our performance on different tasks.

Weiner Argued That Inferences We Make About Our Abilities Result