The tendency to make external attributions for bad things one does,and internal attributions for good things one does,is referred to as:

A) the self-serving bias.
B) the actor-observer effect.
C) compensation.
D) self-affirmation.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors, often to maintain self-esteem.

Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to make internal attributions for the behavior of others and external attributions for our own behavior.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to external factors, such as the situation or other people, rather than to internal characteristics.