When You Attempt to Maintain a Positive Self-Image by Taking

question 88

Multiple Choice

When you attempt to maintain a positive self-image by taking credit for your successes and emphasizing external causes for your failures, you are engaged in _____.

• A)a self-delusion
• B)the self-serving bias
• C)rationalization
• D)an actor-observer error

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Definitions:

Ponzo Illusion

A visual illusion where two horizontal lines of identical length appear different in length because of converging parallel lines in the background.

Necker Effect

An optical illusion related to the perception of a two-dimensional drawing of a cube, which can spontaneously appear to switch orientation.

McCullough Effect

A phenomenon where prolonged exposure to colored gratings causes the visual system to adapt and see complementary colors in grayscale patterns.

Perceptual Constancies

The tendency to perceive objects as unchanging, despite changes in sensory input, such as changes in illumination, angle, or distance.