Sarah's optimism is both a contributor to and a product of her successful career accomplishments.This best illustrates
A) self-serving bias.
B) reciprocal determinism.
C) unconditional positive regard.
D) the spotlight effect.

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Reciprocal determinism is the idea that an individual's behavior, environment, and personal factors all interact and influence each other. In this situation, Sarah's optimistic outlook likely contributed to her career success (personal factor influencing behavior), while her successful accomplishments likely reinforced her optimistic attitude (environment influencing personal factor).

Sarah's Optimism Is Both a Contributor to and a Product