Heika and Lucille Were Both Passed Over for a Promotion

Multiple Choice

Heika and Lucille were both passed over for a promotion at work. Heika is sure that the boss does not like him, but he believes that Lucille was passed over because she is really a poor worker. His attribution of the cause of the event can be explained in terms of

A) the fundamental attribution error.
B) the actor-observer effect.
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) cognitive dissonance.
E) stereotyping.