Bauer and McKinley elementary schools are involved in a canned food drive to see which school donates the most cans to a local homeless shelter. Alan, a student at Bauer elementary, says, "All the kids at McKinley elementary are just donating so they can win the contest. We're donating to help feed the homeless!" Alan's comment demonstrates ____
a. ?cognitive dissonance
b. ?unrealistic optimism
c. ?actor-observer effect
d. ?the ultimate attribution error
ANSWER:
d
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