The Self-Serving Bias Is to _____ as the Self-Effacing Bias

question 60

Multiple Choice

The self-serving bias is to _____ as the self-effacing bias is to _____.

• A)the fundamental attribution error; blaming the victim
• B)blaming failure on internal, personal factors; blaming failure on situational factors
• C)the rule of reciprocity; the rule of commitment
• D)blaming failure on situational factors; blaming failure on internal, personal factors

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Definitions:

Income Statement

Financial record of a company’s revenues, expenses, and profits over a period of time.

Balance Sheet

Statement of a company’s financial position—what it owns and claims against its assets—at a particular point in time.

Balance Sheet

A financial statement that summarizes a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.

Accounting Equation

Formula that states that assets must always equal the sum of liabilities and owners’ equity.