Janet says, "I didn't get a job offer because the interviewer was biased and it was a nasty day; it had nothing to do with my qualifications." This is an example of:

A) ?construct differentiation.
B) ?implicit personality theory.
C) ?self-serving bias.
D) ?internal attributions.
E) ?scripting.


C

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