Annabelle was driving along when the car in front of her stopped suddenly. She stomped on the brake, and avoided a collision by just a few inches. "Wow, it's a good thing I'm such a good driver," Annabelle thought
Sometime later, Annabelle was in an accident where she rear-ended a different vehicle. She told the officer, "Well, you see, it was dark and the road was wet. It was not possible for me to stop in time!" Annabelle's different responses to her successful or failed attempt to avoid an accident demonstrates the
a. self-serving bias
b. attractiveness bias
c. availability heuristic
d. fundamental attribution error
Answer: A
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