When Avery Failed the Bar Exam,he Claimed That It Was

question 293

Multiple Choice

When Avery failed the bar exam,he claimed that it was because he was sick that day.When he passed the second time,he claimed it was because he just has a knack for the law and really understands details in contracts and policies.What is the best reason for how Avery explains his attempts at the bar exam?

• A) the self-serving bias
• B) the fundamental attribution error
• C) the actor-observer effect
• D) the situational-dispositional hypothesis

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