Amelia Failed a Test and Said It Was Because the Questions

question 83

Multiple Choice

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were "tricky"; Oscar passed the same test and said it was because he studied hard.Amelia is using _____; Oscar is using _____.

• A)a dispositional locus of control; a situational locus of control
• B)the fundamental attribution error; the self-serving bias
• C)the self-serving bias; the self-serving bias
• D)external self-efficacy; internal self-efficacy

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