The Tendency to Perceive Our Own Behaviour as More Positive

question 35

Multiple Choice

The tendency to perceive our own behaviour as more positive than others' behaviour is called

• A) fundamental attribution error.
• B) self-serving bias.
• C) ignoring information.
• D) focusing on the negative.

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Definitions:

Individualistic Model

Independent view of community, described by Gleason, in which biological interactions are less important in the production of communities than are environmental gradients (such as climate and soil) or even chance. Compare with organismic model.

Interdependent

A relationship in which two or more entities rely on each other for survival or for the completion of processes.

Organismic Model

A conceptual model in biology that sees a community or ecosystem as a single living organism, emphasizing interactions and integration.

Individualistic Model

A theoretical framework in ecology that views communities as assemblies of species with similar ecological requirements, independently distributed along environmental gradients.