Card Players Who Attribute Their Wins to Their Own Skill

question 101

Multiple Choice

Card players who attribute their wins to their own skill and their losses to bad luck best illustrate

• A) unconditional positive regard.
• B) reciprocal determinism.
• C) the spotlight effect.
• D) self-serving bias.

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Definitions:

Emotional Lability

The tendency to experience rapid and intense emotional changes or mood swings, with emotions that might not be proportionate to the situation.

Self-Categorisation Theory

A theory in social psychology that explains how individuals classify themselves and others into specific groups, influencing behavior and group dynamics.

Covariation Model

A psychological theory that explains how people attribute causes to events based on the co-occurrence of certain factors.

Correspondent Inference

A theory suggesting that observers try to infer an actor's internal states or dispositions from observed behavior.