Cindy recently played in a softball game in which she misplayed a ground ball for an error.Later, in the same game, she made a great catch on a very difficult play.According to the self-serving bias, she would attribute her error to _____ and her good catch to her _____.

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The self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute positive events to internal factors and negative events to external factors. Therefore, in this scenario, Cindy would attribute her error to an external factor (the bad bounce) and her good catch to an internal factor (her good fielding skills). Option D reflects this pattern of attribution.

Cindy Recently Played in a Softball Game in Which She