We Make Self-Serving Attributions for All of the Following Reasons

question 167

Multiple Choice

We make self-serving attributions for all of the following reasons except that we

• A) are concerned with obtaining accurate feedback about ourselves to use in making future decisions.
• B) try to maintain our self-esteem whenever possible.
• C) want other people to think well of us.
• D) have more information available to us than others do about our past history of successes.

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