According to the self-serving bias, when people experience success, they tend to make ____ attributions and when they experience failure, they tend to make ____ attributions.
A) external; external
B) internal; internal
C) external; internal
D) internal; external

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According to the self-serving bias, people tend to attribute their success to internal factors such as their own abilities, efforts or personality traits, while they tend to attribute their failures to external factors such as bad luck, difficult circumstances or other people's actions. Therefore, the best choice is D, as it reflects this pattern of internal attributions for success and external attributions for failure.

According to the Self-Serving Bias, When People Experience Success, They