Julian is playing a computer trivia game against some friends. When he wins the first game he attributes his win to his quick reaction time. However, when Julian loses the second game he attributes his loss to the fact that his signaling button stopped working correctly. Julian's attributions for his performance during the trivia game are consistent with
A) the fundamental attribution error.
B) the actor-observer bias.
C) a self-serving bias.
D) the matching hypothesis.

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Julian's attributions for his performance during the trivia game demonstrate a self-serving bias, which occurs when individuals credit their successes to internal factors (such as their own abilities) and blame their failures on external factors (such as environmental factors).

Julian Is Playing a Computer Trivia Game Against Some Friends