When Darren's classmate earns a "D" on an for their history class, Darren figures the classmate is unmotivated and should have spent more time working on the paper and less time socialising.The classmate is disappointed with her grade, but she knows she didn't have much time to work on the because she had to work double-shifts the entire week before the paper was due.The different attributions for the low grade on the illustrate

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The different attributions for the low grade demonstrate the actor-observer bias, which is the tendency to attribute our own behavior to external factors and other people's behavior to internal factors. Darren attributes his classmate's low grade to her lack of motivation, whereas the classmate attributes it to her external circumstances (having to work double-shifts).

When Darren's Classmate Earns a "D" on an for Their