When Ainslie Did Poorly on the Physics Midterm Exam, She

question 178

Multiple Choice

When Ainslie did poorly on the physics midterm exam, she blamed her low score on the unfair exam and the unreasonable professor. But when the final grades in the course were curved and she received an A-, she concluded that she had a real talent and mental capacity for logical, scientific thinking. This example illustrates:

• A)the fundamental attribution error.
• B)hindsight bias.
• C)blaming the victim.
• D)the self-serving bias.

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