What Is One Explanation for the Self-Serving Bias

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is one explanation for the self-serving bias?

• A) It allows people to see each other accurately.
• B) It gives people an excuse for their bad behavior in relationships.
• C) It helps people see the best in each other.
• D) It helps people make relationship decisions based on accurate information.

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Definitions:

Rewards

Benefits or incentives provided to motivate particular behaviors or outcomes, often used in contexts of learning, development, and organizational management.

Conversion Disorder Symptoms

Physical symptoms that affect voluntary motor or sensory functions, but with no apparent physical cause, often linked to psychological factors.

Psychodynamic View

A psychological perspective that focuses on unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping behavior and personality.

Primary Gain

In psychoanalytic theory, the direct internal benefits derived from manifesting a psychological symptom, such as relief from anxiety or conflict.