Jacinda failed her last history midterm. Which of the following conclusions would be most representative of a self-serving bias on Jacinda's part?

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Self-serving bias is a common type of cognitive bias that involves attributing successes to internal or personal factors while attributing failures to external factors. In this case, choice D ("I think the test questions were ambiguous and confusing.") is an example of self-serving bias because Jacinda is attributing her failure not to her own lack of preparation or ability, but to the external factor of the test questions being poorly designed.

Jacinda Failed Her Last History Midterm