Jim meets Tina for coffee and asks, "Would you be my date for the Sigma Chi formal dance?" She smiles and says, "That's so nice of you, but I've already got plans." Jim then thinks to himself, "I'll never find a date for this formal." Given this information, you can conclude that Jim's response reflects a(n)____________ explanatory style.
A) stable
B) global
C) external
D) transient

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Jim's response reflects a stable explanatory style because he believes that his inability to find a date is a permanent situation, rather than a temporary or changeable one.

Jim Meets Tina for Coffee and Asks, "Would You Be