Which of the Following Attribution Biases Is Correctly Matched with Its

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following attribution biases is correctly matched with its definition?

• A) Halo effect-An initial impression of an individual having some positive traits causing one to infer that the individual has many other positive traits as well
• B) Self-serving bias-Overemphasizing dispositional factors when explaining other people's behavior
• C) Fundamental attribution error-Assuming that other people are similar to oneself, even when meeting them for the first time
• D) Assumed-similarity bias-The tendency to attribute personal success to personal factors (skill, ability, or effort) and to attribute failure to factors outside oneself

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Definitions:

Antecedent

The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, typically preceding and implying the consequence.

Inconsistent

Lacking compatibility or uniformity, leading to a lack of coherence or agreement.

Truth Tables

A tool in logic and mathematics used to determine whether a proposition is true or false under all possible conditions.

Truth Value

The attribute of a proposition that determines whether it is true or false.