The Tendency to Overestimate the Contribution of Internal Factors to One's

question 1

Multiple Choice

The tendency to overestimate the contribution of internal factors to one's successes and the contribution of external factors to one's failures is a result of:

• A) self-serving bias.
• B) openness to experience.
• C) over stability.
• D) emotional plateau.
• E) Machiavellianism.

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Definitions:

Right Temporal

Pertaining to the right side of the temporal lobe of the brain, associated with processing of auditory information and encoding memory.

Agnosia

A neurological disorder characterized by the inability to process sensory information properly, leading to difficulties in recognizing objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells, despite having no significant memory loss.

Fluent Aphasia

A condition characterized by the ability to produce a smooth flow of speech but with a lack of meaning or with semantic errors, typically resulting from damage to the temporal lobe.

Corpus Callosum

A broad band of nerve fibers joining the two hemispheres of the brain, facilitating communication between them.