Matthew is a finalist in the spelling bee. he receives his final word: “punctilious.” he does not spell it correctly and he is eliminated from the spelling bee when sally spells the word correctly.

based on self-serving bias, what type of attribution would matthew be most likely to make of his failure?

a. “i was just unlucky.”

b. “i wasn’t that interested in winning.”

c. “i really wasn’t trying that hard.”

d. “i’m not a good enough speller.”