If Cathy blames her poor performance on her history teacher because he made the test too hard, she is engaging in

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Cathy is using self-serving bias by attributing her poor performance to an external factor (the test being too hard) rather than taking personal responsibility for her performance. This bias allows individuals to protect their self-concept and maintain self-esteem by attributing successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.

If Cathy Blames Her Poor Performance on Her History Teacher