Amelia Failed a Test and Said It Was Because the Questions

question 33

Multiple Choice

Amelia failed a test and said it was because the questions were "tricky." On the next exam, she scored an impressive 98%. Now she said that she studied hard and was a conscientious student. Amelia is demonstrating the ________.

• A) dispositional locus of control
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) self-serving bias
• D) actor-observer bias

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