Phyllis Is Playing in a Basketball Game, and When She

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Multiple Choice

Phyllis is playing in a basketball game, and when she makes a three-point basket she is ecstatic. She proudly tells her coach that it shows how all her extra practice has paid off. However, later in the game Phyllis misses an almost identical shot. This time she explains to her coach that she was distracted by one of the opposing players. Phyllis' attributions for her performance during the game are consistent with

• A) the fundamental attribution error.
• B) the actor-observer bias.
• C) a self-serving bias.
• D) the matching hypothesis.

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