After getting the last three questions wrong on this test, you conclude that it must be "a bad test" and that you are certain of your superior intellectual abilities and knowledge of the material. Although this may be true, this may also illustrate __________.
A) implicit self-esteem
B) the false uniqueness effect
C) the self-serving bias
D) sociometry

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The individual's tendency to attribute their successes to internal factors and failures to external factors is known as the self-serving bias. In this scenario, the individual is implying that their failure was due to the test and not their own lack of knowledge.

After Getting the Last Three Questions Wrong on This Test