You and your roommate have just received grade reports. Since you and your roommate were in the same class, you are curious about how well he did. Both of you received a "D." You received a "D" because the professor was bad; you believe your roommate got a "D" because he is not too bright. You have just experienced the:

A. primary dispositional effect
B. grading attribution effect
C. fundamental attribution effect
D. actor-observer effect


Answer: D

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