Benny Received a C on His Psychology Exam and an a on His

question 33

Multiple Choice

Benny received a C on his Psychology exam and an A on his Western Civilization exam.Which of the following would best reflect Benny's reasoning if he exhibited a self-serving bias?

• A)His Psychology grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Western Civilization grade was because the professor was an easy grader.
• B)His Psychology grade was because he is not good with understanding abstract concepts and his Macroeconomics grade was because the professor was an easy grader.
• C)His Psychology grade was because he was coming down with the flu and his Western Civilization grade was because he has an innate gift for understanding the past.
• D)His Psychology grade was because he does not study and his Western Civilization grade was because the professor happened to ask the questions he studied the most.

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