Consider the following scenario: when discussing her recent grades, Sherri indicated that she did very well in Math and attributes her success to studying very hard. Even though she studied equally hard for Chemistry, Sherri failed the exam but explains this failure in terms of her unfair professor. This is an example of
A)primacy effect
B)stereotype threat
C)self-serving bias
D)fundamental attribution error
E)depressive realism

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Sherri's reasoning illustrates self-serving bias, where she attributes her success to her own efforts (internal factors) but blames her failure on external factors (unfair professor), thus protecting her self-esteem.

Consider the Following Scenario: When Discussing Her Recent Grades, Sherri