Suppose (A)you Didn't Study Enough for This Test,(b)you Think You

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose (a) you didn't study enough for this test,(b) you think you are going to do very well on this test,even though many times in the past you have done poorly on tests that involve multiple-choice questions,and (c) you eventually get a poor grade on the test and attribute the grade to an unfair test.The above three events (a,b,and c) reflect the likely operation of which concepts (in this order) : ______,______,and ______.

• A) self-serving bias; belief perseverance; overjustification effect
• B) belief perseverance; overjustification effect; fundamental attribution error
• C) self-handicapping; belief perseverance; self-serving bias
• D) self-handicapping; fundamental attribution error; overjustification effect

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