Pierre received an A on his first calculus test and bragged about how smart he is at math. On his second calculus test, he received a C and complained about how hard the professor made the exam. Pierre's attributions about his grades best illustrate
a. the fundamental attribution error
b. the self-serving bias
c. actor-observer bias
d. unrealistic optimism
b. The self-serving bias
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