The Tendency to Attribute One's Own Behavior Primarily to Situational

question 75

Multiple Choice

The tendency to attribute one's own behavior primarily to situational factors and the behavior of others primarily to dispositional factors is known as the _____

• A)self-serving bias.
• B)internal attribution.
• C)actor-observer effect.
• D)external attribution.

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Definitions:

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