Rosie got a bad grade on a test.Instead of admitting that she didn't study as much as she should have,she tells her parents that it is because the teacher didn't prepare her well enough and that she was having a bad day.This is due to:
A)the correspondence bias.
B)the self-fulfilling prophecy.
C)situational attribution.
D)dispositional attribution.

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Rosie attributes her bad grade to external factors (the teacher's preparation and having a bad day) rather than her own actions (not studying enough). This is an example of situational attribution, where a person ascribes their behavior or outcomes to external, situational factors.

Rosie Got a Bad Grade on a Test