Jason Waits Until the Last Week to Begin His Term

Multiple Choice

Jason waits until the last week to begin his term paper and finds all the "good" resources checked out. When he receives a D on his paper, he explains to his parents about the lack of materials he had to work with in order to "pull this paper together." Jason's procrastination provided him with an excuse for his poor performance. This example illustrates the concept of

A) self-handicapping.
B) actor-observer bias.
C) the fundamental attribution error.
D) the autokinetic effect.