Deciding who or what is responsible for the outcome of a situation is known as ___________

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The definition provided matches the concept of attribution, which is the process of assigning causes to one’s own behavior or to the behavior of others. Choice A, self-serving attribution, refers specifically to the tendency to attribute positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to external factors. Self-knowledge (choice C) refers to awareness of one’s own internal states and characteristics, while self-perception (choice D) refers to the process of inferring one’s own attitudes and beliefs based on observing one’s own behavior.

Deciding Who or What Is Responsible for the Outcome of a Situation