People Sometimes Work Together on a Project and Later Decide

question 1

Multiple Choice

People sometimes work together on a project and later decide who should get the most credit.According to research by Ross and colleagues (1979) ,this decision often entails ________ one's own contributions to joint projects.Moreover,this tendency arises from ________.

• A) overestimating; self-enhancement motives
• B) overestimating; the availability heuristic
• C) underestimating; self-enhancement motives
• D) underestimating; the availability heuristic

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