When Jason Gets an "A" on a Math Test, He

question 164

Multiple Choice

When Jason gets an "A" on a math test, he claims it is because he is smart. However, when he fails a social studies test for which he didn't study, he claims the test was too hard. His behavior is an example of the ________.

• A) actor-observer effect
• B) self-serving bias
• C) primacy effect
• D) fundamental attribution error

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