The Self-Serving Bias Is ______

question 106

Multiple Choice

The self-serving bias is ______.

• A) not found in either collectivist or individualist cultures
• B) more common in collectivist cultures than individualist cultures
• C) found equally among collectivist and individualist cultures
• D) more common in individualist than collectivist cultures

Identify the role of schemata and scripts in organizing knowledge.

Explain the classical, prototype, and exemplar views of concepts and their implications for categorization.

Understand the concept of priming and its implications for memory and cognition.

Recognize the limitations of prototype and exemplar views in explaining concept usage and categorization.

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Definitions:

Cathartic Behaviour

Cathartic behavior involves activities or actions that release emotional tension and lead to a sense of purification or relief.

Evolutionary Social Psychology

An extension of evolutionary psychology that views complex social behaviour as adaptive, helping the individual, kin and the species as a whole to survive.

Social Behaviour

Actions and interactions among individuals within a society, influenced by social norms, culture, and individual characteristics.

Giver

An individual who provides or transfers something to another without expecting anything in return, often enhancing social bonds or contributing to communal welfare.