You and your friend have a fight and say very hurtful "things" to each other
In judging your own behavior, you say to yourself, "I was justified in saying those things to her because she betrayed me." In judging how your friend acted during the fight, you say "She had no right to say those things to me. She is a liar and an ungrateful person." In your interpretation of your own behavior, you are the actor assigning a(n) cause.
a. internal
b. external
c. cognitive
d. emotional
ANSWER: b
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