The Tendency to Attribute One's Successes to Internal Factors but One's

question 190

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors but one's failures to external attributions is called the

• A)the ultimate attribution error.
• B)self-serving bias.
• C)social referencing effect.
• D)upward social comparative bias.

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