Which Reaction to Good Performance on an Exam Is MOST

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which reaction to good performance on an exam is MOST illustrative of self-serving bias?

• A) "I did well because I am smart and I studied hard."
• B) "I did well because the teacher selected questions I had studied and the test was easy."
• C) "I did well because I studied with a tutor and my tutor helped me understand the difficult concepts."
• D) "I did well because psychology is an easy subject for me."

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Definitions:

Incidence

In economics, the allocation or distribution of a tax's economic burden between buyers and sellers.

Tax Rate Structure

The percentage of a tax base that must be paid in taxes—25 percent of income, for example.

Tax Base

The tax base is the total amount of income, property, assets, or other wealth that is subject to taxation by a taxing authority.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which the next dollar of taxable income is taxed, indicating the impact of each additional dollar of income on taxes owed.