Josephine Was Placed on a Four-Person Project Team in Her

question 22

Multiple Choice

Josephine was placed on a four-person project team in her management class. The team produces four reports during the term, and each person leads one of these projects. The project Josephine leads earned an A, while the team received Cs on the other three. Josephine believes that the reason her project was successful was because of her leadership abilities, while the reason the other projects were not so good was the inadequate leadership of the other team members. Her beliefs are likely to be reflecting:

• A) Negativity bias
• B) Self-serving bias
• C) Central tendency
• D) Halo effect
• E) Leniency effect

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