Darby consistently attributes her failures to stable, global, and internal causes.Briana accounts for her failures by citing unstable, specific, external causes.According to research on explanatory style, Darby is likely to
A) earn higher grades than Briana.
B) earn lower grades than Briana.
C) persevere longer on difficult tasks than Briana.
D) give up sooner on difficult tasks than Briana.

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Research on explanatory style suggests that individuals who attribute their failures to stable, global, and internal causes are more likely to experience learned helplessness and have poorer outcomes compared to individuals who attribute failures to unstable, specific, and external causes. Therefore, Darby is more likely to earn lower grades than Briana.

Darby Consistently Attributes Her Failures to Stable, Global, and Internal