Mark had an opportunity to attend a Boston Celtics vs Lakers game on the night before his organizational behavior final exam.He decided that he had studied enough by that time,and went off to enjoy the game with his friends.A week later,he discovered that he had gotten a grade of "D" on the final exam.Mark then concluded that the exam was so hard,his grade wouldn't have been any better even if he had studied more.Mark has probably just experienced:
A) the fundamental attribution error
B) the self-serving bias
C) projection
D) the self-fulfilling prophecy

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Mark is exhibiting the self-serving bias, as he is attributing his poor grade to external factors (the exam being too hard) rather than taking responsibility for not studying enough. He is protecting his self-esteem by making excuses for his performance.

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