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Crediting your exam success to intelligence but blaming a poor grade on a hard exam is the:

ASelf-serving bias
BActor-observer bias
CHalo effect error
DJust-world belief
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Self-serving bias
1. Successes get internal attributions. 2. Failures get external ones. 3. The self-serving bias protects self-esteem. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 12, Social Psychology (CC BY 4.0)._
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