Rosalie scored very well on her first test.She told others that her success was due to her hard study efforts.When she failed the next test,she attributed it to the test being too difficult.What form of attribution bias does this describe?

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This scenario describes the self-serving bias, as Rosalie attributes her success to internal factors (her study efforts) but attributes her failure to external factors (the difficulty of the test). This allows her to take credit for her success but avoid blaming herself for her failure.

Rosalie Scored Very Well on Her First Test