Question

Confucius just fell down a flight of stairs. One of his disciples makes an internal attribution for the fall. What might this disciple be thinking?

A. "Someone probably pushed Confucius!"
B. "The stairs were probably very slippery!"
C. "Confucius is so clumsy!"
D. "I would have fallen if I were in his position!

Answer 1

The disciples most likely believe A) "Someone probably pushed Confucius!" but then again if there was no one near at the time besides the disciple than he most likely would've thought B) "The stairs were probably very slippery!". The least likely thought of answer would most likely be C) "Confucius is so clumsy!" because the disciple wouldn't think poorly of Confucius.