Jessica believes that she failed her psychology exam because she was tired but thinks that Jack failed because he is lazy. This is an example of:

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Jessica is experiencing an example of the actor-observer effect.
The actor-observer effect reflects our tendency to make different attribution about our own behaviors and those of others. Fundamental attribution bias refers to our tendency to overvalue internal over situational external factors in others whereas that self-serving bias is doing the opposite for ourselves. Unstable attribution refers to unstable temporary factors.

Jessica Believes That She Failed Her Psychology Exam Because She