As an example of the self-serving bias,researchers who reviewed newspaper articles regarding sports contests found that coaches tended to explain victories in terms of ________ and defeats in terms of ________.
A) home-court advantage; unfair referees
B) supportive fans; a lack of teamwork
C) their team's luck; the other team's abilities
D) their team's ability; the other team's luck

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This follows the pattern of the self-serving bias, where individuals tend to attribute their successes to their own abilities and efforts, while their failures are attributed to external factors such as luck or the actions of others. In this case, coaches attribute victories to their own team's ability, but attribute defeats to the other team's luck.

As an Example of the Self-Serving Bias,researchers Who Reviewed Newspaper