In Attribution, the Tendency to Take Credit for Success and to Avoid

question 16

Multiple Choice

In attribution, the tendency to take credit for success and to avoid responsibility for failure is called the:

• A) attribution style
• B) fundamental attribution error
• C) self-serving bias
• D) success-failure ratio

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Definitions:

Prospective Memory

The feature of memory that deals with the capacity to remember to carry out intended tasks or recollect future intentions.

Phonological Loop

A component of the working memory model that is responsible for handling auditory information and the temporary storage of spoken words.

Short-Term Memory

The part of the memory system that is responsible for temporarily holding small amounts of information in consciousness.

Duration

the length of time that something lasts or continues.