The "Ask Elsa" Advice Columnist Is Reading a Letter from "Concerned

The "Ask Elsa" advice columnist is reading a letter from "Concerned" describing a friend who is failing at school. "Concerned" writes that most of the friend's problems result from a lack of personal responsibility and maturity. The "Ask Elsa" columnist realizes that many times people invent "friends" in order to ask for advice about their own problems. In this case the columnist should conclude that, because "Concerned" has made

A) external attributions for the friend's behavior, the letter really is about a friend and not about "Concerned."
B) internal attributions for the friend's behavior, the letter is really about "Concerned," and not about a friend.
C) external attributions for the friend's behavior, the letter is really about "Concerned," and not about a friend.
D) internal attributions for the friend's behavior, the letter really is about a friend and not about "Concerned."

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