Laura Simpson, a campaign manager at a child rights organization in Jakarta, planned a marathon for celebrities to raise money for underprivileged children. Though all arrangements for the event had been made, a few days before the event she realized that on the same day there was a political rally happening in the city which will block access to the route on which the marathon was supposed to be undertaken. In such a situation, what is Simpson, who suffers from a self-serving bias, most likely to say?

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Simpson, suffering from a self-serving bias, is likely to blame external factors or others (like her colleagues) for the oversight, rather than taking personal responsibility.

Laura Simpson, a Campaign Manager at a Child Rights Organization