Donna is playing in a basketball game, and when she makes a 3-point basket, she is ecstatic and tells her coach that it shows how all her practice has paid off. However, later in the game, she misses an almost identical shot and tells her coach that an opposing player distracted her. Donna's attributions for her performance in making 3-point baskets are consistent with:
a. the fundamental attribution error
b. a self-fulfilling prophecy
c. a self-serving bias
d. cognitive dissonance theory
C
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a. cerebellum tentio b. prefrontal cortex c. occipital cortex d. medulla
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a. Why the behavior occurred. b. When the behavior occurred. c. Where the behavior occurred. d. Thoughts, actions, and feelings.