After badly losing a card game, a person accuses the winner, "You just got lucky." This is an example of which of the following?
A) Self-image maintenance
B) Social projection
C) Self-serving attributional bias
D) Diffusion of responsibility

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This statement reflects the self-serving attributional bias, which occurs when individuals attribute their successes to their own skills and abilities, but attribute their failures to external factors such as luck or circumstances. The accuser is implying that the winner's success was due to luck rather than their own skills.

After Badly Losing a Card Game, a Person Accuses the Winner