An Individual Who Recently Had Preventive Bypass Surgery Might Think

question 11

Multiple Choice

An individual who recently had preventive bypass surgery might think, "At least I didn't have a serious heart attack like my older brother did." This thinking exemplifies the strategy known as

• A) self-serving bias.
• B) pessimistic explanatory style.
• C) downward social comparison.
• D) basking in reflected glory.

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