A teammate struck out three times in the softball game last night. In applying the covariation principle to understand the cause of his performance, the "consistency" dimension refers to whether
a. others who played in the game also struck out.
b. the pitcher was consistently overwhelming the batters.
c. he would have performed better with a different pitcher.
d. he has struck out often in the past.
Answer: d. he has struck out often in the past.
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