After Failing a Test,Troy Explained His Poor Performance by Saying,"I

question 131

Multiple Choice

After failing a test,Troy explained his poor performance by saying,"I planned to study really hard for this exam,but I was feeling sick,so I did poorly." During a previous exam,when Troy did well,he said that he studied for many hours and that all his hard work had paid off.Troy is showing evidence of:

• A) self-schema rearrangement
• B) a self-serving bias
• C) a positive illusion
• D) self-deprecation

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Definitions:

Obedience

Following the commands or guidance of an authority figure without questioning.

Confederates

Individuals who are part of a study's design and know the experiment's aims but pretend to be participants in order to manipulate situations as required by the research.

Confederate

An individual who is part of an experiment but pretends to be a participant while actually working for the researcher, used to manipulate social interactions as part of the experimental procedure.

Performing Arts

Forms of creative expression that are performed in front of an audience, such as music, dance, and theater.