Callie does poorly on an exam in one class but does very well on an exam in another class.She attributes her poor performance on the first exam to the fact that the professor is not a very good instructor.In contrast,she attributes her good performance on the second exam to the fact that she is a good student.This is most likely an example of

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This is an example of the self-serving bias, where individuals tend to attribute their successes to their internal qualities and their failures to external factors beyond their control. In this case, Callie attributes her poor performance to the professor's instruction (an external factor) while taking credit for her own good performance in the other class.

Callie Does Poorly on an Exam in One Class but Does