If you fail an exam,you may attribute your failure to a poorly constructed test,lousy teaching,distractions,or a bad week at home.This is an example of ____________.If you ace an exam,however,you are more likely to attribute your success to effort,intelligence,or ability to _____________.

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This is an example of the fundamental attribution error, where people tend to attribute their own failures to situational causes (like a bad test or distractions) and their successes to dispositional causes (like their own effort or intelligence).

If You Fail an Exam,you May Attribute Your Failure to a Poorly