Attributing One's Success on an Exam to One's Intelligence and One's

question 82

Multiple Choice

Attributing one's success on an exam to one's intelligence and one's failure to the unfairness of the exam is an example of which of the following

• A) actor-observer bias 
• B) fundamental attributional error 
• C) self-serving bias 
• D) defensive attribution

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Definitions:

Afterimage

A visual illusion where an image continues to appear in one's vision after exposure to the original image has ceased.

Gestalt Concept

A principle in psychology that describes the human ability to perceive patterns or wholes in complex visual inputs instead of merely additive sensory inputs.

Closure

A psychological phenomenon where the mind seeks to perceive a complete image or idea even when certain components are missing or incomplete.

Kinesthetic

Relates to the perception of body position and movement, often referred to as muscle sense.