If you are exhibiting the self-serving bias, which of the following statements would you most likely use to explain a poor grade on a test?

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The self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute positive outcomes to internal factors (e.g. personal strengths and abilities) and negative outcomes to external factors (e.g. situational or other people's faults). Option A, which blames the professor for the poor grade, reflects this bias as it attributes the cause of the outcome to an external factor. The other options are more likely to reflect personal faults and a lack of ability, which contradicts the self-serving bias.

If You Are Exhibiting the Self-Serving Bias, Which of the Following