A world champion chess master loses a match. When asked why they lost, they reply, "I was too lazy. I should've practiced harder." This response best illustrates
A. a dispositional attribution.
B. a self-serving bias.
C. the just-world belief.
D. the collectivist fallacy.
Answer: A
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