When she makes a high grade on a test, Cynthia says, "I studied hard and did really well on that test!" When she scores low, she says, "That test was unreasonable and the professor just can't teach!" Her reactions are an example of:
A) an internal locus of control.
B) a reaction formation.
C) implicit egotism.
D) the self-serving bias.
D) the self-serving bias.
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