Tiesha thinks that she did poorly on her exam because the questions were too hard,but that her friend did poorly because he is not smart.Tiesha's attributions reflect the
A) discounting principle.
B) covariation principle.
C) actor-observer difference.
D) fundamental attribution error.

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Tiesha is attributing her own poor performance to external factors (the difficulty of the exam) but her friend's poor performance to internal factors (not being smart). This reflects the actor-observer difference, where people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors but others' actions to personal factors.

Tiesha Thinks That She Did Poorly on Her Exam Because