What does it mean to account for performance in a self-serving manner?

Correct answer: (C)

Seeing the causes of good performance as attributed to one’s own ability


The problem of seeing performance evaluations from a different perspective for the supervisor and the incumbent is accentuated by the tendency to account for performance in a self-serving manner. To protect one’s ego, an incumbent is likely to attribute the causes of poor performance to external factors and attribute successful performance to one’s motivation and ability. Supervisors may respond similarly.