When ainslie did poorly on the physics midterm exam, she blamed her low score on the unfair exam and the lousy professor. but when the final grades in the course were curved and she received an a-, she concluded that she had a real talent and mental capacity for logical scientific thinking. this example illustrates: ) the fundamental attribution error. b) hindsight bias. c) blaming the victim. d) the self-serving bias.

D. the self-serving bias.

Explanation:

When Ainslie did poorly on the physics midterm exam, she blamed her low score on the unfair exam and the lousy professor. But when the final grades in the course were curved and she received an A-, she concluded that she had a real talent and mental capacity for logical scientific thinking. This example illustrates self-serving bias

Self-serving bias is the tendency of individuals to attribute positive result to their own character or effort but attribute negative outcomes to external factors or other people. Ainslie blamed the poor mid-term performance to external factors such as the professor and praised herself for the overall good performance.