Naomi Is Playing Backgammon, and When She Wins a Game

question 188

Multiple Choice

Naomi is playing backgammon, and when she wins a game, she attributes her win to her skill and planning.However, when she loses a game, she attributes her loss to bad luck in rolling the dice.Naomi's attributions for her performance when she plays backgammon are consistent with:

• A)the fundamental attribution error
• B)a self-serving bias
• C)a self-fulfilling prophecy
• D)cognitive dissonance theory

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