Garret has a tendency to take credit for his good actions but he attributes his mistakes to "an off day." This would be an example of:
A)the fundamental attribution error.
B)the validity effect.
C)the just-world hypothesis.
D)the self-serving bias.

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The self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute one's own successes to internal factors, but to attribute one's failures to external factors. In this case, Garret takes credit for his good actions (internal factors) but attributes his mistakes to "an off day" (external factor), which is consistent with the self-serving bias.

Garret Has a Tendency to Take Credit for His Good