Naomi is playing backgammon, and when she wins a game, she attributes her win to her skill and planning. However, when she loses a game, she attributes her loss to bad luck in rolling the dice. Naomi's attributions for her performance when she plays backgammon are consistent with:

a. the fundamental attribution error
b. a self-serving bias
c. a self-fulfilling prophecy
d. cognitive dissonance theory

B

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