After Getting the Last Three Questions Wrong on This Test

question 32

Multiple Choice

After getting the last three questions wrong on this test, you conclude that it must be "a bad test" and that you are certain of your superior intellectual abilities and knowledge of the material. Although this may be true, this may also illustrate __________.

• A) implicit self-esteem
• B) the false uniqueness effect
• C) the self-serving bias
• D) sociometry

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Definitions:

Group Norm

Accepted standards and behaviors that are expected and upheld by members of a specific group or culture.

Consensus

General agreement among a group or community, often used as a standard of decision-making and acceptance within a group.

Distinctive

Having a unique quality, characteristic, or feature that distinguishes someone or something from others.

Attribution

The process of assigning a cause to our own behavior, and that of others.