Have You Ever Failed an Exam and Blamed the Teacher

question 59

Multiple Choice

Have you ever failed an exam and blamed the teacher for not doing a good job of clarifying the material or for writing an unfair exam? Maybe you got a better grade on the next test and congratulated yourself for your study skills,your intelligence,and your tremendous effort.This might be considered an example of the __________ bias.

• A) self-serving
• B) attributional
• C) attentiveness
• D) self-induced effort

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Definitions:

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Actor-Observer Effect

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Triangular Model

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