__________ Is the Tendency to Overestimate the Contribution of Internal

question 112

Multiple Choice

__________ is the tendency to overestimate the contribution of internal factors to one's successes and the contribution of external factors to one's failures.

• A) The fundamental attribution error
• B) The self-serving bias
• C) The halo effect
• D) Machiavellianism
• E) Selective perception

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.