What Is the Term for the Tendency to Overestimate Our

question 56

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the tendency to overestimate our value by attributing successes to ourselves (internal causes) and attributing failures to others or the environment (external causes) ?

• A)closure  
• B)defensive bias  
• C)self-serving bias  
• D)the fundamental attribution error

Recognize and articulate the ethical standards and principles in psychological research involving human and animal subjects.

Understand the central tendency measurement tools (mean, median, mode) and when to appropriately use them.

Identify the role and function of Institutional Review Boards (IRB) in psychological research oversight.

Understand the significance of normal distribution in psychological data and measures of variability (standard deviation).

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Definitions:

Air Pollution

The presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to human health, the environment or cause climate change.

Public Good

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used by many without diminishing the supply.

Clean Air

The state of the atmosphere when it is free from pollutants and substances harmful to living organisms and the environment.

Imperfect Information

A situation where all parties in a transaction do not have equal access to all relevant information.