________ Bias Indicates the Tendency of an Individual to Attribute

question 66

Multiple Choice

________ bias indicates the tendency of an individual to attribute his or her own successes to internal factors while putting the blame for failures on external factors.

• A) Status quo
• B) Self-serving
• C) Distinction
• D) Congruence
• E) Anchoring

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Definitions:

Personality Theorist

An individual engaged in studying, analyzing, and developing theories about personality and its variations among individuals.

Case Studies

In-depth analyses of a single unit (such as an individual, group, or event) aimed at exploring complex issues within its real-life context.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

Cathexis

In psychoanalytic theory, the investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea.