Students in professor chu's psychology class scored much lower than normal on their latest exam, which was just before spring break. professor chu believes that students were preoccupied with the upcoming break and did not prepare well for the exam.
professor chu's explanation for his students' exam performance is an example of

a. cognitive dissonance.
b. an attitude.
c. an attribution.
d. the fundamental attribution error.

(C) An attribution.

Explanation:

An attribute is the term that refers to the act in which the people are explaining about the events and others behavior.

It is the process in which the people are giving credits to the other about their quality and the personal characteristics.Internal attribute is one of the type of an attribute.

According to the given situation, Professor chu explaining about the exam performance of his students is an example of an attribute.  

Therefore, Option (C) is correct.  

explanation:

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the answer is tom watson. tom watson created this epitaph because he wanted to increase the sympathy felt by people towards the murder of mary phagan.