During a Party,Michael Was Talking to a Friend About the Symbolism

question 220

Multiple Choice

During a party,Michael was talking to a friend about the symbolism involved in a recent movie.Michael attributed the explanation of the symbolism to a prominent movie critic,when actually he heard it from his roommate.Which phenomena does this example illustrate

• A) cryptomnesia 
• B) source-monitoring error 
• C) amnesia 
• D) serial-position effect

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A common human tendency to attribute positive events to one's own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Internal Attributions

The process of ascribing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to personal traits, dispositions, or abilities, rather than to external factors.

External Attributions

The process of inferring that a person's behavior is due to situational factors, rather than aspects of the individual themselves.

Environment

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives and operates, including both natural and built environments.