Madeleine did not pass her driver's test.When explaining the situation to her mom,she said 'It wasn't my fault! It was raining and I wasn't feeling very well." Madeleine's excuse is an example of:

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Madeleine's response is an example of a self-serving attribution, which is the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and one's failures to external factors. She is blaming the external circumstances (the rain and feeling unwell) for her failure rather than taking responsibility for not passing the test.

Madeleine Did Not Pass Her Driver's Test