Which of the following does NOT increase the likelihood of a correspondent inference?

A) There is a clear external factor contributing to the individual's behavior.
B) The individual has a choice between two actions,and there is only one difference between the two choices.
C) The individual is acting inconsistently with their given social role.
D) The individual seems to have a choice in the action.

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Ashay Payne · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  A correspondent inference occurs more likely when an observer deduces that a person's actions reflect their underlying disposition, particularly when the actions are freely chosen, distinctive, and not due to external factors. Thus, the presence of a clear external factor (A) would decrease the likelihood of making a correspondent inference, as it provides an external explanation for the behavior.

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