A Person Who Attributes His or Her Success to Hard

question 41

Multiple Choice

A person who attributes his or her success to hard work and failure to bad luck is most likely experiencing the _____.

• A) modality effect
• B) self-generation effect
• C) self-serving bias
• D) confirmation bias

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Definitions:

Action Hypothesis

An assumption made for the purpose of action or investigation, guiding decision-making or research direction.

P-Value

The probability of observing results at least as extreme as those measured when the null hypothesis is true, used in hypothesis testing.

Simple Random Sample

A segment of a statistical population where all individuals have the same likelihood of being selected.

Hypothesis Testing

A method of statistical inference used to decide whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to support a particular belief or hypothesis about a population.