As the supervisor moves from the performance breakpoint to the termination breakpoint, the attribution about the cause of the employee's poor performance moves from
A) external problems with the situation to more serious problems in the situation.
B) internal problems with the employee to more serious problem with the employee.
C) internal problems with the employee to external problems with the situation.
D) external problems with the situation to internal problems with the employee.

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As the supervisor moves from the performance breakpoint to the termination breakpoint, the attribution about the cause of the employee's poor performance shifts from external factors (such as situational or environmental issues) to internal factors (attributes or deficiencies within the employee). This reflects a change in perception from believing the problem lies outside the employee's control to seeing it as rooted in the employee's own capabilities or behavior.

As the Supervisor Moves from the Performance Breakpoint to the Termination