Asked by Yujing Huang on May 18, 2024

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Self-serving bias is associated with which perceptual process?

A) Attribution
B) Halo error
C) Social identity
D) Stereotyping
E) Self-fulfilling prophecy

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of their own and others' behaviors and outcomes.

  • Understand the presence of biases in the process of attributing and perceiving, specifically regarding the self-serving bias and the fundamental attribution error.
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Dahlia ThomasMay 23, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
Self-serving bias is a type of attributional process, where individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors (such as their abilities or effort) and their failures to external factors (such as luck or other people's actions).