When People Explain Their Own Behavior by Providing Internal Attributions

question 318

Multiple Choice

When people explain their own behavior by providing internal attributions for actions that produce positive outcomes and external attributions for actions that produce negative outcomes:

• A)they are making the fundamental attribution error
• B)they initiate a self-fulfilling prophecy
• C)they experience cognitive dissonance
• D)they are showing a self-serving bias

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