Last Year,when Laura Got a Poor Performance Review from Her

question 40

Multiple Choice

Last year,when Laura got a poor performance review from her supervisor,she told herself that the rating system was unfair and her boss had it in for her.When her review was glowing this year,Laura took it as a signal that she is both smart and capable.Laura's causal attributions are most consistent with which of the following?

• A) self-serving attributional bias
• B) self-esteem maintenance error
• C) actor-observer difference
• D) augmentation principle

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Definitions:

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