Donald, once poor, inherited $5 million and decided to donate $1,000 to a local charity. Donald believes he took this step because he is a kind and generous man. Donald might be demonstrating _____
a. the fundamental attribution error
b. hindsight bias
c. self-serving bias
d. concepts of cognitive dissonance
Answer: C
Rationale: We will use internal attributions for ourselves when we do something well, but external attributions when we fail or commit errors.
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