Any Time You Set Up Excuses for a Poor Performance

question 339

Multiple Choice

Any time you set up excuses for a poor performance, such as making a half-hearted effort, claiming to be ill, and procrastinating, you are exhibiting

• A)the actor-observer bias.
• B)the fundamental attribution error.
• C)role conflict.
• D)self-handicapping behavior.

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Definitions:

Moral Dilemmas

Situations in which a person must choose between two or more actions, each of which is morally demanding or where the right course of action is not immediately clear.

Moral Intuitions

Judgments (about whether an action is right or wrong) that occur automatically and rely on emotional feelings.

Cooperation

Working together with someone for mutual or reciprocal benefit.

Reciprocity

A social norm that involves mutual exchange of privileges, goods, services, or favors between individuals or groups.