Our Tendency to Attribute Our Own Positive Outcomes to Internal

question 36

Multiple Choice

Our tendency to attribute our own positive outcomes to internal causes and negative outcomes to external causes is known as .

• A)noncommon effects
• B)implicit personality theory
• C)the self-serving bias

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