The Tendency to Use Various Strategies to Maintain a Positive

question 116

Multiple Choice

The tendency to use various strategies to maintain a positive view of the self is called

• A) self-verification.
• B) self-serving bias.
• C) self-enhancement.
• D) fundamental attribution error.

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Definitions:

Social Order

A concept pertaining to the set of norms, rules, and structures that guide how individuals within a society behave to maintain stability and predictability.

Moral Philosophies

The systematic examination of how people should behave toward one another, the justification of moral judgments, and the search for a principled basis for morality.

Teleology

An ethical theory that posits the moral value of an action is determined by its outcome, or end result, rather than the action itself.

Deontology

A branch of ethics that judges the morality of actions based on rules, focusing on adherence to duties or obligations.